Luminescence spectra of solid xenon excited by volume discharge

作者：Gordon E B^*; Matyushenko V I; Sizov V D; Fokin V B

来源：Optics and Spectroscopy, 2009, 106(5): 706-712.

DOI：10.1134/S0030400X09050142

The luminescence spectra of solid xenon excited by a volume discharge are studied for the first time. The majority of the energy is emitted in the VUV spectral region due to the radiative decay of excitons. A specific feature of the spectra in the UV and visible regions is the complete absence of lines belonging to neutral excited particles (one-center Xe* and two-center Xe (2) (*) excitons) and to diatomic Xe (2) ( ) ions. Numerous lines of the Xe( ) ion are shifted by 0.1-0.3 nm with respect to their positions in the gas; the larger the shift, the stronger the distortion of the line shape. Based on the data obtained, a mechanism by which solid xenon is excited and ionized by fast drifting electrons is proposed.

• 出版日期2009-5