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The absorption, excitation, and fluorescence spectra of are presented and interpreted. The high luminescent efficiency of this material and its unusual performance at elevated temperatures are discussed. The comparative behavior of other rare earths in yttrium oxide and of the rare earths in certain other oxides of yttrium and lanthanum are also discussed briefly.
Wickersheim et al. (Wed,) studied this question.