Luminescence of crystals under the action of subnanosecond electron beam and laser radiation

The studies of luminescence of synthetic ruby, natural spodumene and natural IIa type diamond under the action of laser radiation at 222 nm and subnanosecond avalanche electron beam (SAEB) were carried out. It was demonstrated that SAEB parameters allow obtaining high-intensity luminescence of various crystals in the normal conditions without any vacuum equipment used. At the both types of excitation, ruby emission spectra were similar demonstrating luminescence of chrome only. It was shown that photoluminescence spectra of the spodumene and diamond samples contained some bands being absent in SAEB-initiated cathodoluminescence spectra.