Optical studies of X-irradiated sodium bromide single crystals

Optical absorption of sodium bromide single crystals colored by X-rays for durations ranging from 8 hours to 200 hours at room temperature has been studied. Two well-resolved absorption bands one at 535 nm (F-band) and the other at 255 nm have been observed in all the samples. Another band at 840 nm (M-band) has also been observed when the irradiation time was extended to 200 hours. A band at 770 nm has been detected for the first time during the process of optical bleaching. The effects of optical bleaching with F-band light on these absorption bands have been studied in detail for durations ranging from a few seconds to 1820 minutes at temperature below the coloration temperature. (author)