Ultrasonic study of the tunneling states in neutron-irradiated quartz in the transition region

Els Peeters, Christiane Laermans, D. A. Parshin, M. Coeck

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    Abstract

    The ultrasonic absorption is measured in neutron-irradiated quartz. The irradiation dose is 8.9 × 1019 n/cm2 (E ≥ 0.3 MeV). Due to this irradiation dose, the sample is situated in the transition region between mainly crystalline and fully amorphous quartz. The experiment is carried out as a function of temperature at a frequency of 115 MHz. The results are analyzed in the framework of the tunneling model and the soft potential model. Analysis confirms that the density of states goes through a maximum and also shows that the cross-over temperature from tunneling to thermal activation is rather high.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)634-639
    Number of pages6
    JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
    Volume141
    Issue number1-4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - May 1998

    Funding

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    Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

      ASJC Scopus subject areas

      • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
      • Instrumentation

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