Neutron irradiation influence on magnesium aluminium spinel inversion

Grown by the Verneuil method MgO · nAl 2O 3 single crystals and natural spinel crystal have been studied using X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence spectra. The fast neutron irradiation of magnesium aluminium spinel leads to the lattice parameter decrease. The bond lengths of Mg–O and Al–O vary w...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 2002-05, Vol.191 (1), p.256-260
Main Authors: Skvortsova, V., Mironova-Ulmane, N., Ulmanis, U.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Inversion parameter
Luminescence spectra
Magnesium aluminium spinel
Neutron irradiation
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Summary:Grown by the Verneuil method MgO · nAl 2O 3 single crystals and natural spinel crystal have been studied using X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence spectra. The fast neutron irradiation of magnesium aluminium spinel leads to the lattice parameter decrease. The bond lengths of Mg–O and Al–O vary with the u-parameter and the lattice parameter. On the other hand, the bond lengths are related with the inversion parameter. Using changes of the lattice parameter during irradiation we have calculated the inversion parameter, which is 15–20%. In the luminescence spectra, the fast neutron radiation (fluence 10 16 cm −2) produces an increase in the intensity ratio of the N- to R-lines by 5–20%. Taking into account that intensity of the N-lines is closely associated with the inversion parameter, it is possible to state that the neutron irradiation causes the increasing of the spinel inversion.
ISSN:0168-583X
1872-9584
DOI:10.1016/S0168-583X(02)00571-2