Effects of high pressure on the optical absorption spectrum of scintillating PbWO4 crystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Errandonea, D ^a   Martinez Garcia D ^a   Lacomba Perales, R ^a   Ruiz Fuertes, J ^a   Segura, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SCINTILLATION;

ABSORPTION EDGE; LOCAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 33748252828     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2345228     Document Type: Article

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