Formation of high-energy states of mercury-like ions in alkali halide crystals during electron-hole recombination
Danilov V. P. , Murina T. M., Prokhorov A. M. , Schmid D., Schwan L. , Schiller A.
Transitions from highly excited 'P, states of impurity centers have been observed in the recombination-luminescence spectra of mercury-like ions in alkali halide crystals. These transitions indicate that a cascade mechanism of carrier capture operates in activated alkali halide crystals.