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Influence of Ionizing Radiation on Performance of Nd:YAG Lasers
Author(s) -
Kaczmarek S. M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4079(199911)34:9<1183::aid-crat1183>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - irradiation , laser , ionizing radiation , materials science , radiation , oxidizing agent , proton , optics , absorption (acoustics) , electron , radiochemistry , optoelectronics , chemistry , nuclear physics , physics , organic chemistry , composite material
For crystals annealed in oxidizing atmosphere the influence of the dose on the shape of additional absorption spectrum of Nd:YAG samples after gamma and proton (energy of the order of 26 MeV) irradiation's was described. Changes in optical output of Nd:YAG laser after different value of gamma's dose were determined. The Nd:YAG crystals were also irradiated with 1 MeV electrons coming from Van de Graaf accelerator. Changes induced in the defect structure of the irradiated crystals were described.