Abstract
The X-band ( ν≅9.4 GHz) electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra of the X-ray-, γ- and neutron-irradiated lithium tetraborate (LTB) single crystals were investigated at room and liquid nitrogen temperatures. Neutron irradiation (fluence Φ n=1.7×10 19 cm −2) of the LTB single crystals with natural isotope abundance leads to the generation of four types of paramagnetic centers, stable at room temperature. The observed ESR spectra were described by spin Hamiltonian formalism. Thermal stability of the neutron-induced centers was investigated in the 300–800 K range. The models and new mechanism of formation of the neutron-induced defects in the LTB crystals are suggested.
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