Table 1 Explanation of curves I-V in Fig. 3 and the values of calculated migration energy Ea and pre-exponential factor X obtained under different irradiation conditions for the electron (Nos.1–12) and hole (Nos. 13 and 14) centers.

From: Distinctive features of diffusion-controlled radiation defect recombination in stoichiometric magnesium aluminate spinel single crystals and transparent polycrystalline ceramics

No.

Irradiation

Defect

Ea (eV)

X (K−1)

Legend

1 (I)

neutron

F

0.38

1.0 × 101

Optical absorption, single crystal, 1 MeV, Φ = 1.0 × 1017 n/cm2

2

neutron

F+

0.35

5.1   ×  ×  100

same as No. 1

3 (II)

neutron

F

0.44

1.3 × 101

Optical absorption, single crystal, 1 MeV, Φ = 2.6 × 1018 n/cm2,

4

neutron

F+

0.35

3.0 × 100

same as No. 3

5 (III)

protons

F

0.60

1.4  × 102

Optical absorption, ceramics with grain size 12 μm, 100 keV, Φ = 1.0 × 1017 p/cm2

6

protons

F+

0.58

9.4 × 101

same as No. 5

7 (IV)

proton

F

0.24

8.5 × 10−2

Optical absorption, ceramics with grain size 1.4 μm, 100 keV, Φ = 1.0 × 1017 p/cm2

8

proton

F+

0.24

8.7 × 10−2

same as No. 7

9

proton

F

0.29

3.4 × 10−1

Optical absorption, ceramics with grain size 1.4 μm, 100 keV, Φ = 5.0 × 1017 p/cm2

10

proton

F+

0.22

9.3 × 10−2

same as No 9

11

proton

F

0.34

1.1 × 100

Optical absorption, ceramics, grain size 0.5 μm, 100 keV, Φ = 2.0 × 1017 p/cm2

12

proton

F+

0.38

3.1 × 100

same as No. 11

13 (V)

neutron

V2

0.64

2.5 × 102

EPR signal, single crystal 1 MeV, Φ = 2.6 × 1018 n/cm2

14

neutron

V1

0.63

1.9 × 105

same as No. 13