Mechanism for Production of Interstitials in KCl by X Rays at Low Temperatures

1 June 1961

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B

Vol. 122 (5) , 1406-1408
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.122.1406

Abstract

Experimental evidence indicates that halogen vacancies and interstitials may be formed by x irradiation of KCl at low temperatures. The validity of a mechanism based on multiple ionization depends upon several factors; among them efficiency of ionization and the availability of sufficient kinetic energy to remove the interstitial from the immediate vicinity of the vacancy. These two conditions are considered in some detail and found to be satisfied.

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