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Proton-induced coloring of multicomponent glasses.

M F Bartusiak, J Becher

    Applied Optics
    |March 11, 2010
    PubMed
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    Proton radiation causes color changes in Schott glasses used in space telescopes. Absorption increases with dose, with protons causing more long-wavelength absorption than electrons.

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