Luminescence analysis of damage accumulation; case study of calcium molybdate.

Abstract: A comparative study of damage accumulation in calcium molybdate (CaMoO4) has been conducted using Rutherford Backscattering/Channeling (RBS/C), cathodoluminescence (CL) and ionoluminescence (IL) techniques. All methods used confirm a two-step character of damage build-up process. Similar threshold fluence values have been extracted from RBS/C, CL and IL measurements. This analysis confirms the huge potential of luminescence techniques for damage analysis in single- and polycrystalline samples and the ability of the IL method to perform fast, in situ analysis of damage accumulation process. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]