Comparison of photoconductivity and optical absorption spectra of trapped electrons in γ-irradiated 2,2,4-trimethylpentane/2,2-dimethylbutane/2-methyltetrahydrofuran mixture glasses at 77 K

Optical absorption and photoconductivity spectra of trapped electrons in -γ-irradiated 2,2,4-trimethylpentane (TMP)/2,2-dimethylbutane (DMB)/2-methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) mixture glasses at 77 K have been measured. It is found that the magnitude of the photocurrent increases with decreasing MTHF concentration, which is ascribed to the increase in electron mobility with decreasing MTHF concentration in TMP/DMB/MTHF systems. It is also found that the photoconductivity spectra shift to the lower energy side with decreasing MTHF concentration. Although the photoconductivity spectrum in the neat MTHF system is separated from the corresponding optical absorption spectrum, the spectrum becomes closer to the latter with decreasing MTHF concentration in TMP/DMB/MTHF systems. This result indicates that the extent of bound–free transitions increases relative to bound–bound transitions with decreasing MTHF concentration for the photon absorption process of trapped electrons in TMP/DMB/MTHF systems.