Exposure of a range of alkali-metal fluorides to ionising radiation gives, in addition to the expected F- and Vk-centres, a radical identified as F3•2-; the aim of this study is to offer an alternative, namely, the radical F3•, and to offer a tentative explanation for its formation.
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