For an ensemble of different types of luminescence centers with overlapping absorption bands, with no restrictions on the
optical densities, we have obtained relations describing the luminescence excitation spectra for each type of center. We consider
transformations of the relations in some limiting cases. We suggest a procedure for using the equations obtained to determine
the characteristics of the luminescence centers. Some of these procedures have been experimentally implemented in study of
intrinsic radiation color centers in lithium fluoride crystals. We have determined the ratios of the luminescence quantum
yields for F
2 and F
3+ color centers, and we have observed that a major role is played by nonradiative transitions in deactivation of the first
excited singlet state of F
3+ centers.
Key words luminescence excitation spectrum - equation for the excitation spectrum - luminescence centers with overlapping absorption bands - methods for determining characteristics of luminescence centers
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 3, pp. 365–371, May–June, 2008.