Excitation and luminescence of rare earth-doped lead phosphate glasses

Excitation and luminescence properties of Eu³⁺, Tb³⁺ and Er³⁺ ions in lead phosphate glasses have been studied. From excitation spectra of Eu³⁺ ions, the electron–phonon coupling strength and phonon energy of the glass host were calculated and compared to that obtained by Raman spectroscopy. Main intense and long-lived luminescence bands are related to the ⁵D₀–⁷F₂ (red) transition of Eu³⁺, the ⁵D₄–⁷F₅ (green) transition of Tb³⁺ and the ⁴I_13/2–⁴I_15/2 (near-infrared) transition of Er³⁺. The critical transfer distances, the donor–acceptor interaction parameters and the energy transfer probabilities were calculated using the fitting of the luminescence decay curves from ⁵D₀ (Eu³⁺), ⁵D₄ (Tb³⁺) and ⁴I_13/2 (Er³⁺) excited states. The energy transfer probabilities for Eu³⁺ (⁵D₀), Tb³⁺ (⁵D₄) and Er³⁺ (⁴I_13/2) are relatively small, which indicates low self-quenching luminescence of rare earth ions in lead phosphate glasses.     

Excitation cross sections for a vanadium atom

Moscow Power Engineering Institute, 14 Krasnokazarmennaya Str., Moscow, 105835, Russia. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 62, No. 6, pp. 16–21, November–December, 1995.     

Excitation cross sections for odd triplet levels of LaII in e-La collisions

The method of extended crossing beams with the recording of an optical signal from an intersection region is used to study the excitation of a singly charged lanthanum ion. The process in question is accomplished in a single collision event between a lanthanum atom and an electron, i.e., as an excitation process with simultaneous single ionization. Excitation cross sections for 105 spectral lines arising upon transitions from odd triplet levels of LaII are measured. Also recorded are 16 optical excitation functions for 85 lines. The results obtained are used to calculate the cross sections for excitation of the energy levels and the contribution of cascade transitions to their population.     

Excitation cross sections of low-lying levels of the tungsten atom

The excitation of transitions from low-lying levels of the tungsten atom by a beam of slow electrons with an energy of 50 eV is studied. The results obtained are used to calculate the total excitation cross sections of the WI energy levels taking into account the branching ratios.     

Exciton capture cross sections of indium and boron impurities in silicon

Measurements have been made of the decay rates and intensity ratios of photoluminescence lines from Si:In, B. We deduce values for the In and B exciton capture cross sections in the temperature range 3.6 ? 5.9 K. The large difference between the In and B cross sections is discussed in terms of excited states of the In bound exciton.     

A magnetic pair-breaking effect in rare earth-doped manganites

The magnetic properties of La_0.60R_0.07Di_0.33MnO₃ ferromagnetic manganites (Di = Sr, Ba) are studied, where La is partly replaced by magnetic rare earths R. It is shown that (i) there is a ferromagnetic coupling between Mn and R spins, (ii) the Curie temperature is lowered compared to the parent La compound and (iii) its depression is correlated with the effective moment of the rare earth ion. This last relation is tentatively explained by a magnetic pair-breaking effect, where fluctuating R moments lower the double-exchange coupling between Mn atoms.     

Resonance effects in the non-radiative de-excitation of silicon in porous silicon

Resonant silicon Auger KLL and 2s and 2p photoemission spectra of a porous silicon sample have been studied when excited by photons in the energy domain of the 1s edge in pure silicon and silicon oxide. Characteristic features of a resonant process could be detected. In particular, the constant initial state spectrum of the 2p state of silica behaves similarly to that encountered in systems which present a well-defined atomic level. This is due to the existence of a well-localized molecular orbital built in the SiO₄ unit. The use of high-energy photons, which generate high-energy electrons, allows these photoemission experiments to be quite bulk sensitive.     

Excitation and ionization cross sections of hydrogen-like atoms in collisions with relativistic highly charged ions

The relativistic eikonal approximation and a matching procedure are used to describe excitation and ionization of hydrogen-like atoms from an arbitrary discrete energy state by the impact of a highly charged relativistic bare ion. Bethe-type formulas are derived that are asymptotically valid in the limits of v → c and Z ? 1, where v is the relative collision velocity, c is the speed of light, and Z is the ion charge.     

Energy transfer in rare earth-doped CaWO4 after red edge excitation

Host sensitized energy transfer in CaWO₄ doped with Eu³⁺ and Sm³⁺ is investigated using pulsed laser time-resolved spectroscopy techniques. The excitation is into the long wavelength tail of the absorption edge and the results indicate that this selectively excites tungstate ions which are located next to activator impurity ions. The subsequent energy transfer is found to be consistent with a single step, nearest neighbor process. Both electric dipole-dipole and exchange interactions can predict strong enough transfer to account for the observed rates. These results are compared to those obtained previously for broad band excitation into the highest energy absorption bands of CaWO₄ crystals.     

Understanding and control of the erbium non-radiative de-excitation processes in silicon

Erbium doping of silicon has recently emerged as a promising method to tailor the optical properties of Si towards the achievement of a light emission at 1.54 μm. In this paper we will review our recent work on this subject. In particular a detailed investigation of the non-radiative processes, competing with the radiative emission of Er in Si will be presented. Among these processes, an Auger de-excitation with the energy released to free carriers will be demonstrated to be extremely efficient, with an Auger coefficient C_A4.4×10⁻¹³ cm³/s. Moreover, at temperatures above 100 K a phonon-assisted back-transfer decay process, characterized by an activation energy of 0.15 eV is seen to set in. This understanding of the physical properties competing with the radiative light emission allowed us to control them and obtain efficient room temperature luminescence. Two examples will be reported. It will be shown that by exciting Er within the depletion region of reverse biased p⁺–n⁺ Si diodes in the breakdown regime it is possible to avoid Auger quenching and to achieve high efficiency. Moreover, at the switch off of the diode, when the depletion region shrinks, the excited Er ions become suddenly embedded within the neutral heavily doped region of the device. In this region Auger de-excitation with free carriers sets in and quenches rapidly the luminescence. This allows to modulate the light signal at frequencies as high as a few MHz. Furthermore, the introduction of Er within Si nanocrystals is demonstrated to be a promising way to eliminate back-transfer processes by a widening of the bandgap while maintaining the full advantage of the efficient electron-hole mediated excitation present in Si. These data are presented and future perspective discussed.     

Electron-impact excitation cross sections for neon

An analytic atomic independent particle model adjusted to experimental single-particle energy levels is used to generate wavefunctions for the excited states of neon. Using these wavefunctions in conjunction with the Born approximation and the Russell-Saunders LS-coupling scheme, we calculate generalized oscillator strengths and cross sections for electron-impact excitation of neon from the 2p⁶(¹ S ₀) ground state.     

Elastic cross sections for electron--carbon scattering

We used the close-coupling optical (CCO) approach to investigate the open-shell carbon atom. The elastic cross sections have been presented at the energies below 90eV, and the present CCO results have been compared with other theoretical results. We found that polarization and the continuum states have significant contributions to the elastic cross sections. The present calculations show that the CCO method is capable of calculating electron scattering from open-shell atoms.     

Universality tests for total cross sections

Starting directly from data we test the universality of the decomposition of total cross-sections in an asymptotically dominant term, the Pomeron, and a non dominant one, the Reggeon. Without assuming Regge pole model behaviour or additive quark model relations we show that data are compatible with both models. Support is not found for models predicting asymptotical equality of total cross-sections.     

Theoretical cross sections for keV antiprotons

Partial and total close-coupled semiclassical (impact parameter) cross sections and total classical Monte-Carlo cross sections for interactions in and , p+H collisions are computed in the intermediate keV range for antiprotons, , up to 100 keV lab. Total cross sections for antihydrogen, , formation are found to be large, 10−20×10⁻¹⁶ cm² in a wider energy range than was anticipated earlier, up to some 20 keV lab. New estimates of cross sections for ionisation of atomic hydrogen by antiproton impact are reported for the low-energy range 1–30 keV lab where they are 10−20×10⁻¹⁷ cm², being much larger than the corresponding cross sections for ionisation of hydrogen by proton impact. Data for excitation of H by impact is also presented.     

Infrared absorption cross sections for methanol

Infrared absorption cross sections for methanol, CH₃OH, have been determined near 3.4 and 10 μm from spectra recorded using a high-resolution FTIR spectrometer (Bruker IFS 125HR) and a multipass cell with a maximum optical path length of 19.3 m. Methanol/dry synthetic air mixtures were prepared and spectra were recorded at 0.015 cm^?1 resolution (calculated as 0.9/MOPD) at a number of temperatures and pressures (50–760 Torr and 204–296 K) appropriate for atmospheric conditions. Intensities were calibrated using composite methanol spectra taken from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) IR database. The new measurements in the 10 μm region indicate problems with the existing methanol spectroscopic line parameters in the HITRAN database, which will impact the accuracy of satellite retrievals.