Name

Surname

Edgars

Elsts

Institution name and department

Laboratory of Spectroscopy, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia

Position held

Researcher

Address/Country

Latvia

E-mail

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Key words

Working Group 

·     Scintillators        

·     Radiation damage of insulators

·     Optical properties of insulators

Areas of Research/Expertise 

 I am involved in in the experimental and theoretical studies of radiation defect formation in various materials (crystals, glasses and ceramics) and dosimetry which are carried out in Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia. We are applying experimental techniques, such as optical absorption, infrared spectroscopy, luminescence (photo-, X-ray and thermostimulated), EPR , a set of additional magnetic resonance and vibrational spectroscopic methods (ODMR, Raman and neutron scattering) in order to monitor the development of the radiation damage in several functional materials—diamond, Al2O3 (sapphire), MgAl2O4 spinel, which are attractive candidates for diagnostics/optical windows.

5 Most representative publications related to mechanochemistry

5 Most representative publications non-related to Mechanochemistry 

Luchechko, A., Zhydachevskyy, Y., Ubizskii, S., Kravets, O., Popov, A.I., Rogulis, U., Elsts, E., Bulur, E., Suchocki, A. Afterglow, TL and OSL properties of Mn²⁺-doped ZnGa2 O4 phosphor (2019) Scientific Reports, 9 (1), art. no. 9544, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45869-7

Mironova-Ulmane, N., Sildos, I., Vasil'chenko, E., Chikvaidze, G., Skvortsova, V., Kareiva, A., Muñoz-Santiuste, J.E., Pareja, R., Elsts, E., Popov, A.I. Optical absorption and Raman studies of neutron-irradiated Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂ single crystals (2018) Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 435, pp. 306-312. DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2018.02.006

Elsts, E., Krieke, G., Rogulis, U., Smits, K., Zolotarjovs, A., Jansons, J., Sarakovskis, A., Kundzins, K. Rare earth doped glass–ceramics containing NaLaF₄ nanocrystals (2016) Optical Materials, 59, pp. 130-135. DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2016.01.005

Elsts, E., Rogulis, U., Bulindzs, K., Smits, K., Zolotarjovs, A., Trinkler, L., Kundzins, K. Studies of radiation defects in cerium, europium and terbium activated oxyfluoride glasses and glass ceramics

(2015) Optical Materials, 41, pp. 90-93. DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2014.10.042

Rogulis, U., Elsts, E., Jansons, J., Sarakovskis, A., Doke, G., Stunda, A., Kundzins, K. Rare earth activated oxyfluoride glasses and glass-ceramics for scintillation applications (2012) IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 59 (5 PART 2), art. no. 6316153, pp. 2201-2206 DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2012.2212724

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2117-5603

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https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=YLVt1CUAAAAJ

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Primary focus in mechanochemical research