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Ultraviolet optical absorption, emission, and excitation spectra are presented for 14-MeV neutron-irradiated high-purity crystalline ${\mathrm{Al}}_{2}$${\mathrm{O}}_{3}$. Low-temperature polarized excitation spectra for the 3.8-eV luminescence correlated well with polarized absorption at 4.8 eV (both polarizations) and 5.4 eV ($\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{E}}\ensuremath{\perp}\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{c}}$). These optical properties compare favorably with those predicted using wave functions from an earlier pointion calculation for the ${\mathrm{F}}^{+}$ center by La, Bartram, and Cox. The 4.8- and 5.4-eV absorption bands are assigned to the $1A\ensuremath{\rightarrow}1B$ and $1A\ensuremath{\rightarrow}2A$ transitions, respectively, of the ${F}^{+}$ center and the 3.8-eV luminescence is assigned to the $1B\ensuremath{\rightarrow}1A$ transition. The $1A\ensuremath{\rightarrow}2B$ transition could not be conclusively identified, but preliminary evidence suggests it occurs near 6.3 eV. Similar absorption and emission bands are observed following energetic-proton and ${\mathrm{Al}}^{+}$ bombardment. Other uv optical properties are presented, including the quantum efficiency, lifetime, and temperature dependence of the emission.

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