摘要
A series of PbWO4 crystals, grown consistently from one melt, were studied under excitation by VUV and X-ray synchrotron radiation. We observed a systematic change in the spectroscopic data (emission spectra, luminescence decay, thermoluminescence, radiation hardness) from the first grown to the last. In the reflectivity spectrum, the intensity in the 4-6 eV absorption region, which is assigned to the Pb2+ 6s-6p transitions, decreases relative to the intensity in the 7-10 eV region which is due to (WO4)2− absorption. We connect these changes with the variation in stoichiometry of the melt during crystal growth.