Dislocation models of mechanoluminescence in γ- and X-irradiated alkali halides crystals

The mechanoluminescence appears in the elastic, plastic and fracture regions of γ- and X-irradiated KCl and NaCl crystals. A linear relation is found between the mechanoluminescence intensity and the newly created dislocations. Four models are proposed for the mechanoluminescence excitation during the movement of dislocations. These models are: dislocation unpinning model, dislocation interaction model, dislocation defect stripping model, and dislocation innihilation model. The dislocation annihilation model seems to be a dominating process for the M.L. excitation in γ- and X-irradiated alkali halide crystals.