On the temperature dependence of the F-coloring efficiency in KCl

A simple model is presented to account for the major features of the temperature dependence of the primary F-coloring efficiency in KCl. It assumes that irradiation creates Frenkel pairs in three basic configurations followed by some correlated diffusion, leading either to annihilation of the pair or formation of a “surviving” primary pair. Steady irradiation as well as fast pulse data are analyzed in terms of the model.