Abstract
Excitation-density dependent luminescence, its decay curves, and time-resolved spectra were measured for ion irradiated α-alumina, RbI and CsCl at various temperatures and with a time resolution of 100 ps. Contrary to the usual results of scintillation research, we found that some insulator crystals show excitation-density enhanced stimulated emission through distant interaction between excited states (excitons) and through photons emitted, and found a new 100 ps-lived luminescence band. The manner of excitation-density and temperature dependence of the luminescence efficiency and decay rate of this new band suggests the formation of the exciton complex and further of the electron–hole plasma.
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