Study of radiation-induced optical effects in heavy crystals

Abstract The article reports the results of a comparative study of radiation-induced optical effects obtained when irradiating a series of heavy-element crystals based on BaF 2 , LaF 3 , CeF 3 , CdF 2 , PbF 2 , Y 3 Al 5 O 12 , Bi 4 Ge 3 O 12 and lead glass Φ-113 in stationary γ-quanta and intense pulsed neutron and γ-quanta fluxes. The main results pertaining to the development of optical materials with the radiation resistance over 10 5 Gy are analysed.