Radiation-Induced Color Centers in Glasses

The present state of studies on color centers in glasses has been reviewed. The cu_ rent works on color centers are shown to be directed to classification of the color centers (trapped hole or trapped electron?), use of color center phenomena as a tool for elucidating the glass structure and investigation of inorganic radicals in glass as a solution medium. Investigation of high pressure effect on color centers, conducted in our laboratory, is pre-sented as an example of their applications to the problem of glass structure. I