A. Kotlov, S. Dolgov, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, V. Nagirnyi, G. Svensson, B.I. Zadneprovski, Excitonic and recombination luminescence of Al2(WO4)3 crystals, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 61-64.

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, I. Kudryavtseva, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil’chenko, Multiplication of electronic excitations and prospects for the increasing of scintillation efficiency in wide-gap crystals Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 45-49

E. Radzhabov, M. Kirm, Triplet Luminescence of Cadmium Centres in Alkaline-Earth Fluoride Crystals, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17 (2005) 5821-5830.

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, V.S. Cheremnykh, A time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy study of self-trapped excitons in NH4H2PO4 crystals, J. of Luminescence, 115 (2005) 69-76

J. Aarik, A. Kasikov, M. Kirm, S. Lange, T. Uustare, H. Mändar, Optical properties of crystalline Al2O3 thin films grown by atomic layer deposition, Proc. of SPIE 5946 (2005) 1-10

K.V. Ivanovskikh, V.A. Pustovarov, B.V. Shulgin, M. Kirm, Low-temperature time-resolved luminescence VUV-spectroscopy of SrF2:Er crystals, Phys. Sol. State 47 (2005) 1395-1397

M. Kirm, A. Andrejczuk, J. Krzywinski, R. Sobierajski, Influence of excitation density on luminescence decay in Y3Al5O12:Ce and BaF2 crystals excited by free electron laser radiation in VUV, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 649-652.

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, Creation of Spatially Correlated Excitations and Defect in Wide-Gap Solids, Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 202 (2005) 213-220

M. Kirm, J. Aarik, M. Jürgens, I. Sildos, Thin films of HfO2 and ZrO2 as potential scintillators, Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 251-255

M. Kirm, M. True, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, N.V. Shiran, I. Sphinkov, D. Spassky, K. Shimamura, N. Ichinose, VUV spectroscopy of pure LiCaAlF6 crystals, Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 291-294

M. Kirm, V.N. Makhov, M. True, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, VUV-luminescence and excitation spectra of the heavy trivalent rare earth ions in fluoride matrices, Phys. Sol. State 47 (2005) 1368-1375

M. Kirm, V.V. Harutunyan, V.N. Makhov, S. Vielhauer, VUV luminescence of as-grown and electron irradiated corundum single crystals, Proc. of SPIE 5946 (2005) 41-46.

M. Kirm, Y.Chen, S. Neicheva, K. Shimamura, N. Shiran, M. True and S. Vielhauer, VUV spectroscopy of Eu doped LiCaAlF6 and LiSrAlF6 crystals, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 418-421

N. Shiran, A. Gektin, S. Neicheva, N. Weber, S. Derenzo M. Kirm, M. True, I. Sphinkov, D. Spassky, K. Shimamura, N. Ichinose, Energy transfer in pure and Ce doped LiCaAlF6 and LiSrAlF6 crystals, Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 266-270

S. Lange, I. Sildos, V. Kiisk, J. Aarik, and M. Kirm, Photoluminescence of RE-doped Thin Metal-Oxide Films, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 326-329

V. Kiisk, I. Sildos, S. Lange, V. Reedo, T. Tätte, M. Kirm and J. Aarik, Photoluminescence characterization of pure and Sm3+-doped thin metal oxide films, Applied Surface Science, 247 (2005) 412-417

V. Nagirnyi, A. Kotlov, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm and A. Lushchik, Emission decay kinetics in a CaWO4:Bi crystal, Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 61-65

V.N. Makhov, M.A. Terekhin, M. Kirm, S. L. Molodtsov, D.V. Vyalikh, A comparative study of photoemission and crossluminescence from BaF2, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A, 537 (2005) 113-116

V.N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, D. Lo, J.C. Krupa, M. Kirm, E. Negodin, Spectroscopy of Cs2NaYF6 elpasolite crystals singly doped with Er3+ and Tm3+under selective VUV excitation, Optical Materials 27 (2005) 1131-1137.

V. Pankratov, H. von Seggern, M. Kirm, Excitonic Luminescence and Defect Formation in Yttrium Fluoride, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 371-374

V. Pankratov, M. Kirm, H. von Seggern, Intrinsic Luminescence in Yttrium Trifluoride, J. of Luminescence, 113 (2005) 143.

V.Y. Ivanov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, E.S. Shlygin, K.I. Shirinskii, Energy transfer in Gd2SiO5-Ce, Y2SiO5-Ce, Be2La2O5-Ce under selective VUV- and core excitation, Phys. Sol. State 47 (2005) 1435-1439

Y. Chen, B. Liu, C. Shi, M. Kirm, M. True, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, Luminescent properties of Gd2SiO5 powder crystal doped with Eu3+ under VUV-UV excitation, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17 (2005) 1217-1224

A. Kotlov, L. Jönsson, V. Nagirnyi, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, A. Watterich, B.I. Zadneprovski, Luminescence Study of Self-trapped Holes in Pure and Fe or Mo doped ZnWO4 crystals, Radiation Measurements 38 (2004) 715-718

B.I. Zadneprovski; I.A. Kamenskikh; V.N. Kolobanov; V.V: Mikhailin; I.N. Shpinkov; M. Kirm, Gel growth, luminescence, and scintillation of PbSO4 crystals, Inorganic Materials 40 (2004) 735-739

I.N. Ogorodnikov, M. Kirm, V.A. Pustovarov, V.S. Cheremnykh, A time-resolved study of self-trapped excitons in KH2PO4 crystals, Radiation Measurements 38 (2004) 331-334

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, Intrinsic Ultraviolet Luminescence of Single Crystals LiB3O5 under Inner-Shell Excitation, Physics Solid State 46 (2004) 842-847

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, V.S. Cheremnykh, Low-temperature time-resolved vacuum UV spectroscopy of NH4H2PO4 crystals, Optics and Spectroscopy 97 (2004) 244-250

I. Sildos, S. Lange, T. Tätte, V. Kiisk, M. Kirm and J. Aarik, Emission of Rare Earth Ions Incorporated into Metal Oxide Thin Films and Fibres, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc. 796 (2004) 70

J. Aarik, H. Mändar, M. Kirm, L. Pung, Optical Properties of HfO2 Thin Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition, Solid Thin Films 466 (2004) 41-47

M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, M. True, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, High-resolution VUV spectroscopy of 5d-4f transitions in Gd and Lu fluorides, Phys. Rev. B 70 241 101(R) (2004)

M. True, M. Kirm, E. Negodine, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, VUV Spectroscopy of Tm3+ and Mn2+ doped LiSrAlF6, J. of Alloys and Compounds 374 (2004) 36-39

N.Y. Kirikova, M. Kirm J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, E. Negodin, J.Y. Gesland, Low-temperature high-resolution VUV spectroscopy of Ce3+ doped LiYF4, LiLuF4, and LuF3 crystals, J. Lumin. 110 (2004) 135-145

S. Myagkota, G. Stryganyuk, A. Voloshinovskii, P. Rodnyi, M. Kirm and G. Zimmerer, Luminescent kinetic characteristics of lead-containing aggregates dispersed in Rb0.95Cs0.05Cl solid state solution, Optics Communication 229 (2004) 271-277

V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, V.Yu. Ivanov, D.B. Poduzov, A.V. Kruzhalov, Time-resolved luminescence of complex wide-gap oxide crystals under inner-shell excitation, Radiation Measurements 38 (2004) 575-578

V. Nagirnyi, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, I. Martinson, A. Watterich, B.I. Zadneprovski, Luminescence Study of Pure and Fe or Mo doped ZnWO4 crystals, Radiation Measurements 38 (2004) 519-522

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, P. Liblik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos, V. Nagirnyi, T. Savikhina and G. Zimmerer, Intrinsic and Impurity Luminescence and Multiplication of Excitations in Complex Oxides, J. Luminescence 102-103 (2003) 38-43

I. Kamenskikh, N. Guerassimova, C. Dujardin, N. Garnier, G. Ledoux, C. Pedrini, M. Kirm, A. Petrosyan, D. Spassky, Charge Transfer Fluorescence and f-f Luminescence in Ytterbium Compounds, Optical Materials 24 (2003) 267-274

I.N. Ogorodnikov, M. Kirm, V.A. Pustovarov, V.S. Cheremnykh, A Low-Temperature Time Resolved Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Study of Self-Trapped Excitons in KH2PO4 crystals, Optics and Spectroscopy 95 (2003) 385-389

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, Intrinsic Ultraviolet Luminescence of Single Crystals LiB3O5 under Inner-Shell Excitation, Proc. 12th International Conference on Radiation Physics and Chemistry of Inorganic Materials. Ed. V.M. Lisitsyn. Tomsk, Tomsk Polytehnical University, (2003) 77-82

J. Aarik, H. Mändar, M. Kirm, Spectroscopic Characterization of ZrO2 Thin Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition, Proc. Estonian Acad. Sci. Phys. Math. 52 (2003) 289-298

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, Luminescence of Pure and Doped Al2O3 and MgO Single Crystals Under Inner-Shell Excitation, J. Luminescence 102-103 (2003) 307-312

M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov , E. Negodin, G. Zimmerer, J.Y. Gesland, 6d5f and 5f2 configurations of U4+ doped into LiYF4 and YF3 crystals, J. of Luminescence 104 (2003) 85-92

M. Kirm, V. Kisand, E. Sombrowski, B. Steeg, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Prompt and Delayed Secondary Excitons in Rare-Gas Solids, Low Temperature Physics 29 (2003) 822-831

V.A. Pustovarov, A.F. Zatsepin, M. Kirm, E.I. Zinin, V.S. Cheremnykh, Luminescent Spectroscopy of GaPO4 and AlPO4 Crystals with Intrinsic and radiation induced defects, Surface. X-ray, synchrotron and neutron studies No. 11 (2003) 77-80 (in Russian).

V. Kisand, M. Kirm, E. Negodin, E. Sombrowski, B. Steeg, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Creation of Free Excitons in Solid Krypton Investigated by Time-resolved Luminescence Spectroscopy, J. Phys. Cond. Matter 15 (2003) 2023-2032

V. Nagirnyi, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, L. Jönsson, Separation of Excitonic and Electron-Hole Processes in Tungstates of Heavy Metals, J. Luminescence 102-103 (2003) 597-603

V.N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, D. Lo, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Spectroscopic properties of Pr3+ luminescence in complex fluoride crystals, J. Luminescence 102-103 (2003) 638-643

Y. Chen, M. Kirm, E. Negodin, M. True, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Zero-phonon Lines in the d→f Luminescence of LiYF4:Er3+, Phys. Stat. Sol. (b), 240 (2003) R1-R3

A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, E. Vasil’chenko, M. Kirm, I. Martinson, Control Of Excitonic And Electron-Hole Processes In Wide-Gap Crystals By Means Of Elastic Uniaxial Stress, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 299-304

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik,I. Martinson,V. Nagirnyi, E. Vasil’chenko Nano-Scale Radiation Effects in Wide-Gap Crystals Under Irradiation by VUV Photons, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 191 (2002) 135-143

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, I. Kudryavtseva, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil’chenko, Creation of Electronic Excitations and Defects by VUV Radiation (6-40 eV) in Wide-Gap Solids Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 157 (2002) 537-543

C. Shi, G. Zhang, Y. Wei, Z. Han, J. Shi, G. Hu, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, The dynamics properties on luminescence of CeF3 crystals, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 371-374

G.B. Zhang, H.J. Zhou, C.S. Shi, Y.X. Zhou, X.Y. Zhang, Z.X. Fu, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Temperature and time dependence of emission properties of ZnO films deposited on Si substrates, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 699-703

I. Kamenskikh, V. Mikhailin, D. Spassky, S. Batygov, L. Dmitruk, L. Moiseeva, N. Vinogradova M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Luminescence of fluorohafnate glasses, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 288-291

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, Low temperature time-resolved luminescence VUV spectroscopy of KB5O8*4H2O crystals, Optics and Spectroscopy, 92 (2002) 702-709

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, V. Makhov, E. Negodin, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, VUV luminescence of BaF2, BaF2:Nd and BaY2F8 crystals under inner-shell excitation, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 422-425

M. Kirm, H. Lichtenberg, V.N. Makhov, E. Negodin, T.V. Ouvarova, E. Suljoti, M. True and G. Zimmerer, Inter- and Intraconfigurational Luminescence of Er3+ Ions in BaY2F8 under VUV Excitation, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 157 (2002) 911-914

M. Kirm, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, Cation and Anion Electronic Excitations in MgO and BaF2 Crystals under Excitation by Photons up to 75 eV Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 1363-1368

N.M. Khaidukov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, E. Negodin and G. Zimmerer, Inter- and Intraconfigurational Luminescence of LiYF4:Er3+ under selective VUV excitation, Proceedings of SPIE, vol.4766, (2002) 154-164

N.V. Guerassimova, I.A. Kamenskikh, V.V. Mikhailin, I.N. Shpinkov, D.A. Spassky, E.E. Lomonova, M.A. Borik, N.I. Markov, M.A. Veshnyakova, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Fast luminescence of HfO2-Yb2O3 and ZrO2-Yb2O3 solid solutions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 234-238

N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, J.Y. Gesland, 6d5f configuration of U4+ doped into LiYF4 crystal, J. of Luminescence 97 (2002) 174-179

S. Vielhauer, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, B. Steeg, A.N. Vasil’ev and G. Zimmerer, Excitation Density and the Dynamics of Free Exciton Formation in Solid Xe and Kr, Nonlinear Optics 29 (2002) 315-320

S. Vielhauer, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, E. Negodin, E. Sombrowski, B. Steeg and G. Zimmerer, Excitonic side bands of inner-shell excitations in rare gas solids, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 1333-1338

V. Kisand, M. Kirm, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, An analysis of electron-hole recombination in solid krypton using time-resolved spectroscopy, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 783-788

V. Kisand, M. Kirm, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Excitons in Solid Krypton, J. Phys. Cond. Matter 14 (2002) 5529-5538

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, V.A. Nefedov, B.I. Zadneprovski, Energy Transfer in ZnWO4 and CdWO4 scintillators Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 395-398

V. Nagirnyi, L. Grigorjeva, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, D. Millers, V.A. Nefedov, V. Pankratov, B.I. Zadneprovski, Iron-related Luminescence Centers in ZnWO4:Fe Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 157 (2002) 1123-1126

V.N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, M. Kirm and G. Zimmerer, S.K. Lam and D. Lo, N.V. Suetin, Luminescence properties of LiKGdF4 crystals doped with Er3+ and Tm3+ as promising materials for VUV-excited phosphors, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 271-276

V.N. Makhov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, P. Liblik, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, E. Negodin and G. Zimmerer, Luminescence Properties of YPO4:Nd3+ : A Promising VUV Scintillator Material, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 437-442

V.N. Makhov, N.Yu. Kirikova, N.M. Khaidukov, M. Kirm, E. Negodin and G. Zimmerer, S.K. Lam and D. Lo, J.C. Krupa, J.Y. Gesland, VUV spectroscopy of crystalline emitters based on 5d – 4f transitions in rare earth ions, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 621-626

V.Yu. Ivanov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Korotaev, A.V. Kruzhalov, M. Kirm, and G. Zimmerer, Anisotropy of Exciton Relaxation in BeO Crystals, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 1291-1295

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, and Ch. Lushchik, Peculiarities of the Decay of Cation Excitons in Alkali Halide Crystals, Radiation Measurements 33 (2001) 557-560

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, and F. Savikhin, Decay of Cation Excitons in Sodium Halide Crystals, Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 155, (2001) 305-309

Ch. Lushchik, V. Demidenko, M. Kirm, I. Kudryavtseva, A. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil’chenko, Creation of F centres and multiplication of electronic excitations in Na6Al6Si6O24(NaBr)2x optical ceramics under VUV irradiation, J. Phys.:Condens. Matter. 13 (2001) 6133-6149

D.N. Karimov, M. Kirm, V.N. Makhov, T.V. Ouvarova, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, VUV Spectroscopy of New Fluoride System NaF-(Er,Y)F3, Optical Materials 16 (2001) 437-444

G. Zhang, C. Shi, Z. Han, J. Shi, D.Z. Shen, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Z.M. Zhang X.Y. Zhang, Energy transfer in cubic PbF2 : Gd crystals, Chinese Physics Letters 18 (2001) 829-830

G. Zhang, C. Shi, Z. Han, J. Shi, Z. Fu, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Photoluminescent Properties of ZnO Films Deposited on Si Substrates, Chinese Physics Letters 18 (2001) 441-442

I.A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.V. Mikhailin, P.A. Orekhanov, I.N. Shpinkov, D.A. Spassky, A.N Vasil’ev, B.I. Zadneprovsky, and G. Zimmerer, Optical and Luminescence Properties of Complex Lead Oxides, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 48 (2001) 2324-2329.

I.A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.V. Mikhailin, P.A. Orekhanov, I.N. Shpinkov, D.A. Spassky, A.N. Vasil'ev, G. Zimmerer, Optical properties and luminescence of lead tungstate; sulphate and carbonate Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 154, (2001) 307-311

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, Electronic excitations in LiB3O5 crystals with defects. Low temperature time-resolved luminescence VUV spectroscopy, Fiz. Tved. Tela. 43 (2001) 1396-1404 (in russian); Physics Solid State, 43 (2001) 1454-1463

M. Kirm, F. Savikhin, A. Lushchik and Ch. Lushchik, Dependence of the Efficiency of Various Emissions on Excitation Density in BaF2 crystals, Radiation Measurements 33 (2001) 515-519

S. Vielhauer, E. Gminder, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, E. Negodin, B. Steeg and G. Zimmerer, Inner-Shell Transitions and Secondary Excitons in Solid Xe and Kr, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 15 (2001) 3695 – 3699

V.A. Pustovarov, V.Yu. Ivanov, A.V. Kruzhalov, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Relaxation of Electronic Excitations in BeO: 3. Time-resolved VUV Spectroscopy, Fiz. Tved. Tela. 43 (2001) 1189-1195 (in russian); Physics Solid State 43 (2001) 1233-1240

V.A.Pustovarov, V.Yu. Ivanov, M.Kirm, A.V. Korotaev, A.V. Kruzhalov, G. Zimmerer and E.I.Zinin, Time-resolved luminescent VUV spectroscopy of F- and F+ -centers in single BeO crystals, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 470 (2001) 353-357

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, F. Savikhin and G. Svensson, Optical Properties of Oriented CdWO4 Scintillating Crystals, Radiation Measurements 33 (2001) 601-604

V. N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, N. Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, T.V. Ouvarova, G. Zimmerer, VUV spectroscopy of wide band-gap crystals with rare earth ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 470 (2001) 290-294

V.N. Makhov, V.N. Kolobanov, M. Kirm, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, Phonon broadening of emission spectra for STE and Auger-free luminescence, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 15 (2001) 4032 – 4035

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, E. Vasil’chenko, Excitonic and electron-hole mechanisms of the creation of Frenkel defect in alkali halides, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 166-167 (2000) 529-537

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, G. Zimmerer, Luminescence of free and self-trapped excitons in wide-gap oxides, J of Luminescence 87-89 (2000) 232-234

A.V. Kruzhalov, V.L. Petrov, B.V. Shulgin, M. Kirm,G. Zimmerer and E.I. Zinin, Optical and Luminescent VUV-Spectroscopy of La2Be2O5 Single Crystals, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 435-439

Ch. Lushchik, A. Lushchik, and M. Kirm, Separation of elementary mechanisms of photon multiplication in wide-gap crystals, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 33-42

Ch. Lushchik, A. Lushchik, T. Kärner, M. Kirm, S. Dolgov, Relaxation, Self-Trapping and Decay of Electronic Excitations in Wide-Gap Oxides, Russian Physics Journal 43 (2000) 171-179

E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, V. Nagirnyi, G. Svensson, and M. Åsberg-Dahlborg, Polarized emission of PbWO4 and CdWO4 crystals, J. of Luminescence 87-89 (2000) 1213-1216

E. Feldbach, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik and I. Martinson, Excitonic and electron-hole processes in NaCl and NaCl:Ag crystals under conditions of multiplication of electronic excitations, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 12 (2000) 1991-2005

E. Gminder, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, B. Steeg, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Creation of secondary excitons in solid Ar observed in the luminescence of molecular self-trapped excitons (M-STE), J of Luminescence 87-89 (2000) 555-557

I.A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.V. Mikhailin, P.A. Orekhanov, I.N. Shpinkov, A.N. Vasil'ev, G. Zimmerer, Luminescence and Electronic Structure of Calcium and Lead Tungstates and Sulphates, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 326-331

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, M. Kirm and G. Zimmerer, Fast Physical Processes in Non-linear Crystals CsLiB6O10 Excited by High-Power Synchrotron Radiation, Proceedings of 11th Int. Conf. on Radiation Physics and Chemistry of Condensed Matter. Tomsk, Russia, (2000) 185-190

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, A time-resolved spectroscopy study of fast luminescence in lithium borates, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 242-247

I. N. Ogorodnikov, V. A. Pustovarov, A. V. Kruzhalov, L. I. Isaenko, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Electronic Excitations and Luminescence in CsLiB6O10 Crystals, Phys. Sol. State 42 (2000) 1846 - 1853

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Self-trapped excitons in the lithium borates LiB3O5 and Li2B4O7, Fiz. Tved. Tela. 42 (2000) 454 (in russian); Physics Solid State, 42 (2000) 464-472

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, G. Zimmerer, Investigation of Pure and Ce3+ Doped Y3Al5O12 Crystals Using VUV Radiation. in “Physics and Chemistry of Luminescent Materials” C. Ronda, L.E. Shea, A.M. Srivastava Editors, PV 99-40, The Electrochemical Society Proceedings Series, Pennington, NJ (2000), 113-122

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Influence of uniaxial stress and external electric field on luminescence of KI crystals under selective VUV excitation, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 415-420

N.M. Khaidukov, M. Kirm, S.K. Lam, D. Lo V.N. Makhov, and G. Zimmerer, VUV spectroscopy of KYF4 crystals doped with Nd3+, Er3+ and Tm3+, Optics Communications, 184 (2000) 183-193

T. Kärner, S. Dolgov, M. Kirm, P. Liblik, A. Lushchik, A. Maaroos, S. Nakonechnyi, Electronic excitations and luminescence in MgO:Ge single crystals, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 166-167 (2000) 232-237

V.A. Pustovarov, B.V. Shulgin, M. Kirm, M.M. Kidibaev, A.A. Zhamangulov, Vacuum Ultraviolet spectroscopy of U:LiF,Cu and U:NaF,Cu crystals, Opt. Spectrosc. 88 (2000) 713-717

V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, A.V. Kruzhalov, G.N. Kulipanov, G. Zimmerer and E.I. Zinin, Time-resolved spectroscopy of self-trapped excitons in oriented BeO crystals under x-ray and VUV excitations, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 266-271

V.A. Pustovarov, V.L. Petrov, E.I. Zinin, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer and B.G. Shulgin, Optical and luminescent VUV spectroscopy of La2Be2O5 crystals, Fiz. Tved. Tela. 42 (2000) 246-250.(in russian); Physics Solid State 42 (2000) 253-256

V.A. Pustovarov, V.Yu. Ivanov, A.V. Korotaev, A.V. Kruzhalov, M. Kirm and G. Zimmerer Time-resolved luminescent VUV-spectroscopy of F and F+ centers in BeO single crystals, Proceedings of 11th Int. Conf. on Radiation Physics and Chemistry of Condensed Matter. Tomsk, Russia, (2000) 213-215

V. Kisand, E. Gminder, M. Kirm, B. Steeg, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Discrimination between different free exciton creation processes in solid Krypton, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 458-463

V. Kolobanov, V. Mikhailin, I. Shpinkov, D. Spassky, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer and V. Makhov, Optical properties and luminescence of cadmium and zinc tungstate single crystals, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 648-652

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, G. Svensson, and M. Åsberg-Dahlborg, Relaxation of electronic excitations in PbWO4 and CaWO4:Bi crystals, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 315-320

V.N. Makhov, J.Y. Gesland, N.M. Khaidukov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, T.V. Ouvarova, and G. Zimmerer, VUV scintillators based on d-f transitions in rare earth ions, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 369-374

V.N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, T.V. Ouvarova, and G. Zimmerer, VUV emission of rare earth ions doped into fluoride crystals, J. of Luminescence 87-89 (2000) 1005-1007

V.Yu. Ivanov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Kruzhalov, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer and E.I. Zinin, Fast Exciton Relaxation in Oriented BeO Crystals after Pulse X-Ray and VUV Excitations, Proceedings of 11th Int. Conf. on Radiation Physics and Chemistry of Condensed Matter. Tomsk, Russia, (2000) 204-207

A. Lushchik, E. Feldbach, M. Kirm, P. Liblik, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, F. Savikhin and G. Zimmerer, Self-Trapping and Multiplication of Electronic Excitations in Al2O3 crystal. J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 587-591

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil’chenko Formation of defect triplets by synchrotron radiation in alkali halide crystals at 8 K. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 150 (1999) 89-93

A.N. Ogurtsov, E.V. Savchenko, M. Kirm, B. Steeg, G. Zimmerer, VUV-radiation induced creation of intrinsic neutral and charged trapped centers in rare gas crystals. J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 479-483

A.V. Gektin, I. A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.V. Mikhailin, A.Yu. Romanenko, N.V. Shiran, V.V. Voronova, and G. Zimmerer, Optical properties of LiBaF3 - pure and doped with Eu or Ce, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 150 (1999) 121-125

B. Steeg, E. Gminder, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, Creation of electronic polaron complexes in solid xenon observed in free exciton luminescence under selective photon excitation. J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 879-884

I. Reimand, E. Gminder, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, B. Steeg, D. Varding and G. Zimmerer, Quantitative analysis of electron-hole recombination in solid Xe, Phys. Stat. Sol.(b). 214 (1999) 81-90

J.Y. Gesland, N.M. Khaidukov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, T.V. Ouvarova, M. Queffelec and G. Zimmerer, VUV Emission of Stoichiometric Er3+- and Tm3+-Containing Fluoride Crystals. J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 579-582

M. Kirm, A Lushchik, B Steeg, E Vasil’chenko, S Vielhauer and G Zimmerer Excitation of intrinsic and extrinsic luminescence by synchrotron radiation in a NaF crystal. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 149 (1999) 19-23

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik and E. Vasil’chenko, Relaxation of hot photocarriers created by VUV photons in wide gap crystals. in “Physics and Chemistry of Luminescent Materials” C.W. Struck, K.C. Mishra and B. DiBartolo Editors, PV 98-24, The Electrochemical Society Proceedings Series, Pennington, NJ (1999) 267-276

M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, E. Feldbach, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, F. Savikhin, Self-trapping and multiplication of electronic excitations in a-Al2O3 and Al2O3:Sc crystals, Phys. Rev. B 60 (1999) 502-510

M. Kirm, V. Demidenko, V. Denks, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, Excitations in Halogen Containing Aluminosilicate Optical Ceramics, J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 593-597

M. Kirm, V. Kolobanov, V. Mikhailin, D. Spassky, G. Zimmerer, Features of electronic structure of a lead tungstate crystal in the energy region 19-25 eV, in “Tungstate Crystals “ S. Baccaro, B. Borgia, I. Dafinei and E. Longo, Editors. Proceedings of Workshop on Tungstate Crystals, Rome 12-14.10.1998, Università degli Studi La Sapienza (1999) 149-152

S.A. Dolgov, M. Kirm, T. Kärner, A. Lushchik and A. Maaroos, Luminescence and hole center formation by VUV-radiation in MgO:Al and MgO:Ge crystals, Physica Scripta 59 (1999) 481-485

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, L.L. Nagornaya, V.D. Ryzhikov, G. Svensson, I.A. Tupitsina, M. Åsberg-Dahlborg, Exciton and electron-hole processes in tungstate crystals under synchrotron irradiation, in “Tungstate Crystals “ S. Baccaro, B. Borgia, I. Dafinei and E. Longo, Editors. Proceedings of Workshop on Tungstate Crystals, Rome 12-14.10.1998, Università degli Studi La Sapienza (1999) 155-159

W. Blanc, C. Dujardin, J.C. Gâcon, C. Pedrini, B. Moine, A.N. Belsky, I. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer. On the role of the 4f-Lu level in the scintillation mechanism of Cerium-doped Lutetium-based fluoride crystals. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 150 (1999) 41-46

A. Lushchik, I. Kudryavtseva, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos and E. Vasil’chenko, Peculiarities of stable Frenkel defect formation in RbCl. Nucl. Instr. And Meth. B 141 (1998) 533-537

A. Lushchik, M. Kamada, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik and I. Martinson, Direct Excitation Of Impurity Centers By Hot Photoelectrons In Ionic Crystals. Radiation Measurements 29 (1998) 229-234

B. Steeg, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, S. Körding, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer Creation of electronic polaron complexes in solid xenon observed in free exciton luminescence under selective photon excitation. J. Low. Temp. Phys. 111 (1998) 739-745

I.N. Shpinkov, I.A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.V. Mikhailin, A.N. Vasil’ev, and G. Zimmerer, Optical functions and luminescence quantum yield of lead tungstate, Phys. Stat. Sol.(a) 170 (1998) 167-173

J. Becker, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.N. Makhov, V.V. Mikhailin, A.N.V asil’ev and G. Zimmerer, Coexistence of Triplet and Singlet Exciton Emission in Alkaline Earth Fluoride Crystals. in “Excitonic Processes in Condensed Matter” R.T. Williams and W.M. Yen, Editors, PV 98-25, The Electrochemical Society Proceedings Series, Pennington, NJ (1998) 415-419

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil'chenko Creation of Groups of Spatially Correlated Defects in a KBr Crystal at 8 K. J. Phys. Condensed Matter 10 (1998) 3509-3521

M Kirm, E. Feldbach, T. Kärner, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos, V. Nagirnyi, and I. Martinson. Multiplication of electron-hole pairs in MgO crystals and ceramics. Nucl. Instr. And Meth. B141 (1998) 431-435

M. Kirm , L. Jönsson , F. Savikhin, G. Svensson , S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, Relaxation of electronic excitations in CsI crystals studied by synchrotron radiation and electron pulses. Radiation Measurements 29 (1998) 257-261

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik , Ch. Lushchik, L.L. Nagornaya, V.D. Ryzhikov, F. Savikhin, G. Svensson and I.A. Tupitsina, Excitonic and recombination processes in CdWO4 and CaWO4 scintillators under synchrotron radiation excitation. Radiation Measurements 29 (1998) 247-250

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, I. Kudryavtseva, E. Vasil’chenko and Ch. Lushchik, “VUV-Induced Multiple Excitations and Defect Stabilization in a KCl Crystal”, Material Science Forum 239-241 (1997) 581-586

E. Feldbach, M. Kamada, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik and I. Martinson. Direct excitation of impurity ions by hot photoelectrons in wide-gap crystals, Phys. Rev. B 56 (1997) 13908-13915

M. Kirm, E. Feldbach, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, and I. Martinson“Excitation of Tl+ Centers by Hot Photoelectrons in Alkali Halide Crystals”, J. Lumin. 70 (1997) 939-941

M. Kirm, E. Feldbach, A. Lushchik, C. Lushchik, A. Maaroos and T. Savikhina, “Luminescent materials with photon multiplication”, Proc. SPIE 2967 (1997) 18-23

A. Lushchik, E. Feldbach, R. Kink, Ch. Lushchik, M. Kirm, and I. Martinson, “Secondary Excitons in Alkali Halide Crystals”, Phys. Rev. B 53 (1996) 5379-5387

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, I. Kudrayvtseva, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson and E. Vasil´chenko, “Multiplication of Electronic Excitations and Formation of Radiation Defects in Alkali Halides”, J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 79 (1996) 39-42

Ch. Lushchik, M. Kirm I. Kudryavtseva, E. Vasil'chenko and A. Lushchik, “Multiplication of Electronic Excitations and Creation of Stable Radiation Defects in Ionic Crystals” Russian Physics Journal 39 (1996) 1029-1040

M. Kirm and I. Martinson, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos and E. Vasil´chenko, “Energy Transfer by Exciton-Polaritons and Secondary Excitons in a KBr:I crystal”, Solid State Communication 97 (1996) 851-855

M. Kirm, E. Feldbach, R. Kink, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos and I. Martinson, “Mechanisms of Intrinsic and Impurity Luminescence Excitation by Synchrotron Radiation in Wide-Gap Oxides”, J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 79 (1996) 91-94

M. Kirm, E. Feldbach, R. Kink, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik I. Martinson, “Secondary Excitons In Ionic Crystals”, Proc. Intern. Conf. Excitonic Processes in Condensed Matter, Dresden University Press 1996, 179-182

M. Kirm, P. Bengtsson and L. Engström,“An Extended Experimental Investigation of Atomic Lifetimes for the 2p53l Levels in SVII”, Physica Scripta 54 (1996) 167-173

V. Kisand, R. Kink, M. Kink, J. Maksimov, M. Kirm and I. Martinson, “Low Temperature Optical Spectroscopy of Nonlinear BBO Crystals”, Physica Scripta 54 (1996) 542-544

A. Lushchik, I. Kudryavtseva, Ch. Lushchik and E. Vasil'chenko, M. Kirm and I. Martinson, "Creation of Stable Frenkel Defects by VUV Radiation in KBr Crystals Under Conditions of Multiplication of Electronic Excitations ", Phys. Rev. B 52 (1995) 10069-10074

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm and Ch. Lushchik,"Multiplication of Anion and Cation Electronic Excitations in Luminescent Ionic Crystals", Rad. Measurements, 24 (1995) 365-369

E. Feldbach, R. Kink, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Lôhmus, A. Maaroos and I. Martinson, "Electronic Excitations and UV Luminescence of SrO crystals at 8 K ", Chem. Phys. Letters, 241 (1995) 597-602

L. Engström, M. Kirm, P. Bengtsson, S.T. Maniak, L.J. Curtis, E. Träbert, J. Doerfert and J. Granzov "Extended Analysis of Intensity Anomalies in the Al I Isoelectronic Sequence", Physica Scripta, 52 (1995) 516-521

M. Kirm, A. Frorip, R. Kink, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik and I. Martinson,"Multiplication Anion and Cation Electronic Excitations in Alkali Halides", J. Rad. Eff. and Def. in Solids, 135 (1995) 375-378

S. L. Sorensen, A. Karawajczyk, C. Strömholm, M. Kirm,"Dissociative Photoexcitation of Methane and CD4 ", Chem. Phys. Letters 232 (1995) 554-560

A. Lushchik, E. Feldbach, Ch. Lushchik, M. Kirm and I. Martinson, "Multiplication Mechanisms of Electronic Excitations in KBr and KBr:Tl Crystals", Phys. Rev. B 50 (1994) 6500-6503

C. Cauletti, E. Rachlew-Källne, M.-Y. Adam, S. Stranges, S. Sorensen, A. Karawajczyk, M. Kirm, "A Note on Dissociative Photoionization of Neopentane in the 10-30 eV Photon Energy Range", Chem. Phys. 188 (1994) 387-393

Ch. Lushchik, E. Feldbach, R. Kink, A. Luschchik, A. Lôhmus, M. Kirm and I. Martinson, "Multiplication of Electronic Excitations in CaO and YAlO3 crystals", J. Phys.: Condensed Matter 6 (1994) 11177-11186

D. Mönke, P. Bengtsson, L. Engström, R. Hutton, C. Jupen, M. Kirm, M. Westerlind, "Relative Excitation Functions For Singly-Excited and Core-Excited Levels of S V - S IX Populated by the Beam-Foil Interaction", Phys. Rev. A. 49 (1994), 2567-2573

M. Kirm and H. Niedrais, "Thermoluminescence from Solid Krypton Crystal", J. Lum. 60&61 (1994) 611-613

M. Kirm, I. Martinson, A. Lushchik, K. Kalder, R. Kink, Ch. Lushchik and A. Löhmus, "Multiplication of Anion and Cation Electronic Excitations in Wide-Gap KCl and CsCl Crystals", Solid State Communication 90 (1994) 741-744

M. Westerlind, P. Bengtsson, M. Kirm and L. Engström, "Experimental investigation of J-dependent lifetimes in the quartet terms of the 2s2p3p and 2s2p3d configurations in O IV", J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 27 (1994) 877-885

S.L. Sorensen, T. Åberg and J. Tulkki, E. Rachlew-Källne and G. Sundström, M. Kirm, "Argon 3s Autoionization Resonances", Phys. Rev. A 50 (1994) 1218-1230

S. L. Sorensen, T. Åberg, J. Tulkki, E. Rachlew-Källne, G. Sundström and M. Kirm, "Argon 3s Autoionization ", J. Physique. IV C9 (1994) 401-404

P. Erman, A. Karawajczyk, E. Rachlew-Källne, S.L. Sorensen, C. Strömholm and M. Kirm, "Studies of Fluorescence from Photoionization and Photodissociation of N2 induced by 16-40 eV Synchrotron Radiation", J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 26 (1993) 4483-4490

M. Kirm, R. Kink and H. Niedrais, "VUV spectroscopy of colour centers in krypton single crystals", Chem. Phys. Letters 197, (1992) 17-20

A. Kotlov, S. Dolgov, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, V. Nagirnyi, G. Svensson, B.I. Zadneprovski, Excitonic and recombination luminescence of Al2(WO4)3 crystals, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 61-64.

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, I. Kudryavtseva, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil’chenko, Multiplication of electronic excitations and prospects for the increasing of scintillation efficiency in wide-gap crystals Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 45-49

E. Radzhabov, M. Kirm, Triplet Luminescence of Cadmium Centres in Alkaline-Earth Fluoride Crystals, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17 (2005) 5821-5830.

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, V.S. Cheremnykh, A time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy study of self-trapped excitons in NH4H2PO4 crystals, J. of Luminescence, 115 (2005) 69-76

J. Aarik, A. Kasikov, M. Kirm, S. Lange, T. Uustare, H. Mändar, Optical properties of crystalline Al2O3 thin films grown by atomic layer deposition, Proc. of SPIE 5946 (2005) 1-10

K.V. Ivanovskikh, V.A. Pustovarov, B.V. Shulgin, M. Kirm, Low-temperature time-resolved luminescence VUV-spectroscopy of SrF2:Er crystals, Phys. Sol. State 47 (2005) 1395-1397

M. Kirm, A. Andrejczuk, J. Krzywinski, R. Sobierajski, Influence of excitation density on luminescence decay in Y3Al5O12:Ce and BaF2 crystals excited by free electron laser radiation in VUV, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 649-652.

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, Creation of Spatially Correlated Excitations and Defect in Wide-Gap Solids, Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 202 (2005) 213-220

M. Kirm, J. Aarik, M. Jürgens, I. Sildos, Thin films of HfO2 and ZrO2 as potential scintillators, Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 251-255

M. Kirm, M. True, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, N.V. Shiran, I. Sphinkov, D. Spassky, K. Shimamura, N. Ichinose, VUV spectroscopy of pure LiCaAlF6 crystals, Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 291-294

M. Kirm, V.N. Makhov, M. True, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, VUV-luminescence and excitation spectra of the heavy trivalent rare earth ions in fluoride matrices, Phys. Sol. State 47 (2005) 1368-1375

M. Kirm, V.V. Harutunyan, V.N. Makhov, S. Vielhauer, VUV luminescence of as-grown and electron irradiated corundum single crystals, Proc. of SPIE 5946 (2005) 41-46.

M. Kirm, Y.Chen, S. Neicheva, K. Shimamura, N. Shiran, M. True and S. Vielhauer, VUV spectroscopy of Eu doped LiCaAlF6 and LiSrAlF6 crystals, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 418-421

N. Shiran, A. Gektin, S. Neicheva, N. Weber, S. Derenzo M. Kirm, M. True, I. Sphinkov, D. Spassky, K. Shimamura, N. Ichinose, Energy transfer in pure and Ce doped LiCaAlF6 and LiSrAlF6 crystals, Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 266-270

S. Lange, I. Sildos, V. Kiisk, J. Aarik, and M. Kirm, Photoluminescence of RE-doped Thin Metal-Oxide Films, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 326-329

V. Kiisk, I. Sildos, S. Lange, V. Reedo, T. Tätte, M. Kirm and J. Aarik, Photoluminescence characterization of pure and Sm3+-doped thin metal oxide films, Applied Surface Science, 247 (2005) 412-417

V. Nagirnyi, A. Kotlov, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm and A. Lushchik, Emission decay kinetics in a CaWO4:Bi crystal, Nucl. Instr. Methd. A 537 (2005) 61-65

V.N. Makhov, M.A. Terekhin, M. Kirm, S. L. Molodtsov, D.V. Vyalikh, A comparative study of photoemission and crossluminescence from BaF2, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A, 537 (2005) 113-116

V.N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, D. Lo, J.C. Krupa, M. Kirm, E. Negodin, Spectroscopy of Cs2NaYF6 elpasolite crystals singly doped with Er3+ and Tm3+under selective VUV excitation, Optical Materials 27 (2005) 1131-1137.

V. Pankratov, H. von Seggern, M. Kirm, Excitonic Luminescence and Defect Formation in Yttrium Fluoride, Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 2 (2005) 371-374

V. Pankratov, M. Kirm, H. von Seggern, Intrinsic Luminescence in Yttrium Trifluoride, J. of Luminescence, 113 (2005) 143.

V.Y. Ivanov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, E.S. Shlygin, K.I. Shirinskii, Energy transfer in Gd2SiO5-Ce, Y2SiO5-Ce, Be2La2O5-Ce under selective VUV- and core excitation, Phys. Sol. State 47 (2005) 1435-1439

Y. Chen, B. Liu, C. Shi, M. Kirm, M. True, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, Luminescent properties of Gd2SiO5 powder crystal doped with Eu3+ under VUV-UV excitation, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17 (2005) 1217-1224

A. Kotlov, L. Jönsson, V. Nagirnyi, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, A. Watterich, B.I. Zadneprovski, Luminescence Study of Self-trapped Holes in Pure and Fe or Mo doped ZnWO4 crystals, Radiation Measurements 38 (2004) 715-718

B.I. Zadneprovski; I.A. Kamenskikh; V.N. Kolobanov; V.V: Mikhailin; I.N. Shpinkov; M. Kirm, Gel growth, luminescence, and scintillation of PbSO4 crystals, Inorganic Materials 40 (2004) 735-739

I.N. Ogorodnikov, M. Kirm, V.A. Pustovarov, V.S. Cheremnykh, A time-resolved study of self-trapped excitons in KH2PO4 crystals, Radiation Measurements 38 (2004) 331-334

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, Intrinsic Ultraviolet Luminescence of Single Crystals LiB3O5 under Inner-Shell Excitation, Physics Solid State 46 (2004) 842-847

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, V.S. Cheremnykh, Low-temperature time-resolved vacuum UV spectroscopy of NH4H2PO4 crystals, Optics and Spectroscopy 97 (2004) 244-250

I. Sildos, S. Lange, T. Tätte, V. Kiisk, M. Kirm and J. Aarik, Emission of Rare Earth Ions Incorporated into Metal Oxide Thin Films and Fibres, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc. 796 (2004) 70

J. Aarik, H. Mändar, M. Kirm, L. Pung, Optical Properties of HfO2 Thin Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition, Solid Thin Films 466 (2004) 41-47

M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, M. True, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, High-resolution VUV spectroscopy of 5d-4f transitions in Gd and Lu fluorides, Phys. Rev. B 70 241 101(R) (2004)

M. True, M. Kirm, E. Negodine, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, VUV Spectroscopy of Tm3+ and Mn2+ doped LiSrAlF6, J. of Alloys and Compounds 374 (2004) 36-39

N.Y. Kirikova, M. Kirm J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, E. Negodin, J.Y. Gesland, Low-temperature high-resolution VUV spectroscopy of Ce3+ doped LiYF4, LiLuF4, and LuF3 crystals, J. Lumin. 110 (2004) 135-145

S. Myagkota, G. Stryganyuk, A. Voloshinovskii, P. Rodnyi, M. Kirm and G. Zimmerer, Luminescent kinetic characteristics of lead-containing aggregates dispersed in Rb0.95Cs0.05Cl solid state solution, Optics Communication 229 (2004) 271-277

V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, V.Yu. Ivanov, D.B. Poduzov, A.V. Kruzhalov, Time-resolved luminescence of complex wide-gap oxide crystals under inner-shell excitation, Radiation Measurements 38 (2004) 575-578

V. Nagirnyi, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, I. Martinson, A. Watterich, B.I. Zadneprovski, Luminescence Study of Pure and Fe or Mo doped ZnWO4 crystals, Radiation Measurements 38 (2004) 519-522

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, P. Liblik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos, V. Nagirnyi, T. Savikhina and G. Zimmerer, Intrinsic and Impurity Luminescence and Multiplication of Excitations in Complex Oxides, J. Luminescence 102-103 (2003) 38-43

I. Kamenskikh, N. Guerassimova, C. Dujardin, N. Garnier, G. Ledoux, C. Pedrini, M. Kirm, A. Petrosyan, D. Spassky, Charge Transfer Fluorescence and f-f Luminescence in Ytterbium Compounds, Optical Materials 24 (2003) 267-274

I.N. Ogorodnikov, M. Kirm, V.A. Pustovarov, V.S. Cheremnykh, A Low-Temperature Time Resolved Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Study of Self-Trapped Excitons in KH2PO4 crystals, Optics and Spectroscopy 95 (2003) 385-389

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, Intrinsic Ultraviolet Luminescence of Single Crystals LiB3O5 under Inner-Shell Excitation, Proc. 12th International Conference on Radiation Physics and Chemistry of Inorganic Materials. Ed. V.M. Lisitsyn. Tomsk, Tomsk Polytehnical University, (2003) 77-82

J. Aarik, H. Mändar, M. Kirm, Spectroscopic Characterization of ZrO2 Thin Films Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition, Proc. Estonian Acad. Sci. Phys. Math. 52 (2003) 289-298

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, Luminescence of Pure and Doped Al2O3 and MgO Single Crystals Under Inner-Shell Excitation, J. Luminescence 102-103 (2003) 307-312

M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov , E. Negodin, G. Zimmerer, J.Y. Gesland, 6d5f and 5f2 configurations of U4+ doped into LiYF4 and YF3 crystals, J. of Luminescence 104 (2003) 85-92

M. Kirm, V. Kisand, E. Sombrowski, B. Steeg, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Prompt and Delayed Secondary Excitons in Rare-Gas Solids, Low Temperature Physics 29 (2003) 822-831

V.A. Pustovarov, A.F. Zatsepin, M. Kirm, E.I. Zinin, V.S. Cheremnykh, Luminescent Spectroscopy of GaPO4 and AlPO4 Crystals with Intrinsic and radiation induced defects, Surface. X-ray, synchrotron and neutron studies No. 11 (2003) 77-80 (in Russian).

V. Kisand, M. Kirm, E. Negodin, E. Sombrowski, B. Steeg, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Creation of Free Excitons in Solid Krypton Investigated by Time-resolved Luminescence Spectroscopy, J. Phys. Cond. Matter 15 (2003) 2023-2032

V. Nagirnyi, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, L. Jönsson, Separation of Excitonic and Electron-Hole Processes in Tungstates of Heavy Metals, J. Luminescence 102-103 (2003) 597-603

V.N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, D. Lo, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Spectroscopic properties of Pr3+ luminescence in complex fluoride crystals, J. Luminescence 102-103 (2003) 638-643

Y. Chen, M. Kirm, E. Negodin, M. True, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Zero-phonon Lines in the d→f Luminescence of LiYF4:Er3+, Phys. Stat. Sol. (b), 240 (2003) R1-R3

A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, E. Vasil’chenko, M. Kirm, I. Martinson, Control Of Excitonic And Electron-Hole Processes In Wide-Gap Crystals By Means Of Elastic Uniaxial Stress, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 299-304

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik,I. Martinson,V. Nagirnyi, E. Vasil’chenko Nano-Scale Radiation Effects in Wide-Gap Crystals Under Irradiation by VUV Photons, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 191 (2002) 135-143

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, I. Kudryavtseva, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil’chenko, Creation of Electronic Excitations and Defects by VUV Radiation (6-40 eV) in Wide-Gap Solids Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 157 (2002) 537-543

C. Shi, G. Zhang, Y. Wei, Z. Han, J. Shi, G. Hu, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, The dynamics properties on luminescence of CeF3 crystals, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 371-374

G.B. Zhang, H.J. Zhou, C.S. Shi, Y.X. Zhou, X.Y. Zhang, Z.X. Fu, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Temperature and time dependence of emission properties of ZnO films deposited on Si substrates, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 699-703

I. Kamenskikh, V. Mikhailin, D. Spassky, S. Batygov, L. Dmitruk, L. Moiseeva, N. Vinogradova M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Luminescence of fluorohafnate glasses, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 288-291

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, Low temperature time-resolved luminescence VUV spectroscopy of KB5O8*4H2O crystals, Optics and Spectroscopy, 92 (2002) 702-709

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, V. Makhov, E. Negodin, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, VUV luminescence of BaF2, BaF2:Nd and BaY2F8 crystals under inner-shell excitation, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 422-425

M. Kirm, H. Lichtenberg, V.N. Makhov, E. Negodin, T.V. Ouvarova, E. Suljoti, M. True and G. Zimmerer, Inter- and Intraconfigurational Luminescence of Er3+ Ions in BaY2F8 under VUV Excitation, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 157 (2002) 911-914

M. Kirm, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, Cation and Anion Electronic Excitations in MgO and BaF2 Crystals under Excitation by Photons up to 75 eV Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 1363-1368

N.M. Khaidukov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, E. Negodin and G. Zimmerer, Inter- and Intraconfigurational Luminescence of LiYF4:Er3+ under selective VUV excitation, Proceedings of SPIE, vol.4766, (2002) 154-164

N.V. Guerassimova, I.A. Kamenskikh, V.V. Mikhailin, I.N. Shpinkov, D.A. Spassky, E.E. Lomonova, M.A. Borik, N.I. Markov, M.A. Veshnyakova, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Fast luminescence of HfO2-Yb2O3 and ZrO2-Yb2O3 solid solutions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 234-238

N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, J.Y. Gesland, 6d5f configuration of U4+ doped into LiYF4 crystal, J. of Luminescence 97 (2002) 174-179

S. Vielhauer, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, B. Steeg, A.N. Vasil’ev and G. Zimmerer, Excitation Density and the Dynamics of Free Exciton Formation in Solid Xe and Kr, Nonlinear Optics 29 (2002) 315-320

S. Vielhauer, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, E. Negodin, E. Sombrowski, B. Steeg and G. Zimmerer, Excitonic side bands of inner-shell excitations in rare gas solids, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 1333-1338

V. Kisand, M. Kirm, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, An analysis of electron-hole recombination in solid krypton using time-resolved spectroscopy, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 783-788

V. Kisand, M. Kirm, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Excitons in Solid Krypton, J. Phys. Cond. Matter 14 (2002) 5529-5538

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, V.A. Nefedov, B.I. Zadneprovski, Energy Transfer in ZnWO4 and CdWO4 scintillators Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 395-398

V. Nagirnyi, L. Grigorjeva, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, D. Millers, V.A. Nefedov, V. Pankratov, B.I. Zadneprovski, Iron-related Luminescence Centers in ZnWO4:Fe Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 157 (2002) 1123-1126

V.N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, M. Kirm and G. Zimmerer, S.K. Lam and D. Lo, N.V. Suetin, Luminescence properties of LiKGdF4 crystals doped with Er3+ and Tm3+ as promising materials for VUV-excited phosphors, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 271-276

V.N. Makhov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, P. Liblik, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, E. Negodin and G. Zimmerer, Luminescence Properties of YPO4:Nd3+ : A Promising VUV Scintillator Material, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 486 (2002) 437-442

V.N. Makhov, N.Yu. Kirikova, N.M. Khaidukov, M. Kirm, E. Negodin and G. Zimmerer, S.K. Lam and D. Lo, J.C. Krupa, J.Y. Gesland, VUV spectroscopy of crystalline emitters based on 5d – 4f transitions in rare earth ions, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 621-626

V.Yu. Ivanov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Korotaev, A.V. Kruzhalov, M. Kirm, and G. Zimmerer, Anisotropy of Exciton Relaxation in BeO Crystals, Surface Review and Letters 9 (2002) 1291-1295

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, and Ch. Lushchik, Peculiarities of the Decay of Cation Excitons in Alkali Halide Crystals, Radiation Measurements 33 (2001) 557-560

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, and F. Savikhin, Decay of Cation Excitons in Sodium Halide Crystals, Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 155, (2001) 305-309

Ch. Lushchik, V. Demidenko, M. Kirm, I. Kudryavtseva, A. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil’chenko, Creation of F centres and multiplication of electronic excitations in Na6Al6Si6O24(NaBr)2x optical ceramics under VUV irradiation, J. Phys.:Condens. Matter. 13 (2001) 6133-6149

D.N. Karimov, M. Kirm, V.N. Makhov, T.V. Ouvarova, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, VUV Spectroscopy of New Fluoride System NaF-(Er,Y)F3, Optical Materials 16 (2001) 437-444

G. Zhang, C. Shi, Z. Han, J. Shi, D.Z. Shen, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Z.M. Zhang X.Y. Zhang, Energy transfer in cubic PbF2 : Gd crystals, Chinese Physics Letters 18 (2001) 829-830

G. Zhang, C. Shi, Z. Han, J. Shi, Z. Fu, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Photoluminescent Properties of ZnO Films Deposited on Si Substrates, Chinese Physics Letters 18 (2001) 441-442

I.A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.V. Mikhailin, P.A. Orekhanov, I.N. Shpinkov, D.A. Spassky, A.N Vasil’ev, B.I. Zadneprovsky, and G. Zimmerer, Optical and Luminescence Properties of Complex Lead Oxides, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 48 (2001) 2324-2329.

I.A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.V. Mikhailin, P.A. Orekhanov, I.N. Shpinkov, D.A. Spassky, A.N. Vasil'ev, G. Zimmerer, Optical properties and luminescence of lead tungstate; sulphate and carbonate Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 154, (2001) 307-311

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, Electronic excitations in LiB3O5 crystals with defects. Low temperature time-resolved luminescence VUV spectroscopy, Fiz. Tved. Tela. 43 (2001) 1396-1404 (in russian); Physics Solid State, 43 (2001) 1454-1463

M. Kirm, F. Savikhin, A. Lushchik and Ch. Lushchik, Dependence of the Efficiency of Various Emissions on Excitation Density in BaF2 crystals, Radiation Measurements 33 (2001) 515-519

S. Vielhauer, E. Gminder, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, E. Negodin, B. Steeg and G. Zimmerer, Inner-Shell Transitions and Secondary Excitons in Solid Xe and Kr, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 15 (2001) 3695 – 3699

V.A. Pustovarov, V.Yu. Ivanov, A.V. Kruzhalov, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Relaxation of Electronic Excitations in BeO: 3. Time-resolved VUV Spectroscopy, Fiz. Tved. Tela. 43 (2001) 1189-1195 (in russian); Physics Solid State 43 (2001) 1233-1240

V.A.Pustovarov, V.Yu. Ivanov, M.Kirm, A.V. Korotaev, A.V. Kruzhalov, G. Zimmerer and E.I.Zinin, Time-resolved luminescent VUV spectroscopy of F- and F+ -centers in single BeO crystals, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 470 (2001) 353-357

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, F. Savikhin and G. Svensson, Optical Properties of Oriented CdWO4 Scintillating Crystals, Radiation Measurements 33 (2001) 601-604

V. N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, N. Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, T.V. Ouvarova, G. Zimmerer, VUV spectroscopy of wide band-gap crystals with rare earth ions, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 470 (2001) 290-294

V.N. Makhov, V.N. Kolobanov, M. Kirm, S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, Phonon broadening of emission spectra for STE and Auger-free luminescence, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 15 (2001) 4032 – 4035

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, E. Vasil’chenko, Excitonic and electron-hole mechanisms of the creation of Frenkel defect in alkali halides, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 166-167 (2000) 529-537

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, G. Zimmerer, Luminescence of free and self-trapped excitons in wide-gap oxides, J of Luminescence 87-89 (2000) 232-234

A.V. Kruzhalov, V.L. Petrov, B.V. Shulgin, M. Kirm,G. Zimmerer and E.I. Zinin, Optical and Luminescent VUV-Spectroscopy of La2Be2O5 Single Crystals, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 435-439

Ch. Lushchik, A. Lushchik, and M. Kirm, Separation of elementary mechanisms of photon multiplication in wide-gap crystals, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 33-42

Ch. Lushchik, A. Lushchik, T. Kärner, M. Kirm, S. Dolgov, Relaxation, Self-Trapping and Decay of Electronic Excitations in Wide-Gap Oxides, Russian Physics Journal 43 (2000) 171-179

E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, V. Nagirnyi, G. Svensson, and M. Åsberg-Dahlborg, Polarized emission of PbWO4 and CdWO4 crystals, J. of Luminescence 87-89 (2000) 1213-1216

E. Feldbach, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik and I. Martinson, Excitonic and electron-hole processes in NaCl and NaCl:Ag crystals under conditions of multiplication of electronic excitations, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 12 (2000) 1991-2005

E. Gminder, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, B. Steeg, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Creation of secondary excitons in solid Ar observed in the luminescence of molecular self-trapped excitons (M-STE), J of Luminescence 87-89 (2000) 555-557

I.A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.V. Mikhailin, P.A. Orekhanov, I.N. Shpinkov, A.N. Vasil'ev, G. Zimmerer, Luminescence and Electronic Structure of Calcium and Lead Tungstates and Sulphates, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 326-331

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, M. Kirm and G. Zimmerer, Fast Physical Processes in Non-linear Crystals CsLiB6O10 Excited by High-Power Synchrotron Radiation, Proceedings of 11th Int. Conf. on Radiation Physics and Chemistry of Condensed Matter. Tomsk, Russia, (2000) 185-190

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, A time-resolved spectroscopy study of fast luminescence in lithium borates, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 242-247

I. N. Ogorodnikov, V. A. Pustovarov, A. V. Kruzhalov, L. I. Isaenko, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Electronic Excitations and Luminescence in CsLiB6O10 Crystals, Phys. Sol. State 42 (2000) 1846 - 1853

I.N. Ogorodnikov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Kruzhalov, L.I. Isaenko, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, Self-trapped excitons in the lithium borates LiB3O5 and Li2B4O7, Fiz. Tved. Tela. 42 (2000) 454 (in russian); Physics Solid State, 42 (2000) 464-472

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, G. Zimmerer, Investigation of Pure and Ce3+ Doped Y3Al5O12 Crystals Using VUV Radiation. in “Physics and Chemistry of Luminescent Materials” C. Ronda, L.E. Shea, A.M. Srivastava Editors, PV 99-40, The Electrochemical Society Proceedings Series, Pennington, NJ (2000), 113-122

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Influence of uniaxial stress and external electric field on luminescence of KI crystals under selective VUV excitation, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 415-420

N.M. Khaidukov, M. Kirm, S.K. Lam, D. Lo V.N. Makhov, and G. Zimmerer, VUV spectroscopy of KYF4 crystals doped with Nd3+, Er3+ and Tm3+, Optics Communications, 184 (2000) 183-193

T. Kärner, S. Dolgov, M. Kirm, P. Liblik, A. Lushchik, A. Maaroos, S. Nakonechnyi, Electronic excitations and luminescence in MgO:Ge single crystals, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 166-167 (2000) 232-237

V.A. Pustovarov, B.V. Shulgin, M. Kirm, M.M. Kidibaev, A.A. Zhamangulov, Vacuum Ultraviolet spectroscopy of U:LiF,Cu and U:NaF,Cu crystals, Opt. Spectrosc. 88 (2000) 713-717

V.A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, A.V. Kruzhalov, G.N. Kulipanov, G. Zimmerer and E.I. Zinin, Time-resolved spectroscopy of self-trapped excitons in oriented BeO crystals under x-ray and VUV excitations, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 266-271

V.A. Pustovarov, V.L. Petrov, E.I. Zinin, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer and B.G. Shulgin, Optical and luminescent VUV spectroscopy of La2Be2O5 crystals, Fiz. Tved. Tela. 42 (2000) 246-250.(in russian); Physics Solid State 42 (2000) 253-256

V.A. Pustovarov, V.Yu. Ivanov, A.V. Korotaev, A.V. Kruzhalov, M. Kirm and G. Zimmerer Time-resolved luminescent VUV-spectroscopy of F and F+ centers in BeO single crystals, Proceedings of 11th Int. Conf. on Radiation Physics and Chemistry of Condensed Matter. Tomsk, Russia, (2000) 213-215

V. Kisand, E. Gminder, M. Kirm, B. Steeg, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer, Discrimination between different free exciton creation processes in solid Krypton, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 458-463

V. Kolobanov, V. Mikhailin, I. Shpinkov, D. Spassky, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer and V. Makhov, Optical properties and luminescence of cadmium and zinc tungstate single crystals, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 648-652

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, G. Svensson, and M. Åsberg-Dahlborg, Relaxation of electronic excitations in PbWO4 and CaWO4:Bi crystals, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 315-320

V.N. Makhov, J.Y. Gesland, N.M. Khaidukov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, T.V. Ouvarova, and G. Zimmerer, VUV scintillators based on d-f transitions in rare earth ions, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and Their Applications, August 16-20, 1999, Ed. V.V. Mikhailin Moscow, Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonossov Moscow State University (2000) 369-374

V.N. Makhov, N.M. Khaidukov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, T.V. Ouvarova, and G. Zimmerer, VUV emission of rare earth ions doped into fluoride crystals, J. of Luminescence 87-89 (2000) 1005-1007

V.Yu. Ivanov, V.A. Pustovarov, A.V. Kruzhalov, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer and E.I. Zinin, Fast Exciton Relaxation in Oriented BeO Crystals after Pulse X-Ray and VUV Excitations, Proceedings of 11th Int. Conf. on Radiation Physics and Chemistry of Condensed Matter. Tomsk, Russia, (2000) 204-207

A. Lushchik, E. Feldbach, M. Kirm, P. Liblik, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, F. Savikhin and G. Zimmerer, Self-Trapping and Multiplication of Electronic Excitations in Al2O3 crystal. J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 587-591

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil’chenko Formation of defect triplets by synchrotron radiation in alkali halide crystals at 8 K. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 150 (1999) 89-93

A.N. Ogurtsov, E.V. Savchenko, M. Kirm, B. Steeg, G. Zimmerer, VUV-radiation induced creation of intrinsic neutral and charged trapped centers in rare gas crystals. J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 479-483

A.V. Gektin, I. A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.V. Mikhailin, A.Yu. Romanenko, N.V. Shiran, V.V. Voronova, and G. Zimmerer, Optical properties of LiBaF3 - pure and doped with Eu or Ce, Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 150 (1999) 121-125

B. Steeg, E. Gminder, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer, Creation of electronic polaron complexes in solid xenon observed in free exciton luminescence under selective photon excitation. J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 879-884

I. Reimand, E. Gminder, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, B. Steeg, D. Varding and G. Zimmerer, Quantitative analysis of electron-hole recombination in solid Xe, Phys. Stat. Sol.(b). 214 (1999) 81-90

J.Y. Gesland, N.M. Khaidukov, N.Yu. Kirikova, M. Kirm, J.C. Krupa, V.N. Makhov, T.V. Ouvarova, M. Queffelec and G. Zimmerer, VUV Emission of Stoichiometric Er3+- and Tm3+-Containing Fluoride Crystals. J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 579-582

M. Kirm, A Lushchik, B Steeg, E Vasil’chenko, S Vielhauer and G Zimmerer Excitation of intrinsic and extrinsic luminescence by synchrotron radiation in a NaF crystal. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 149 (1999) 19-23

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik and E. Vasil’chenko, Relaxation of hot photocarriers created by VUV photons in wide gap crystals. in “Physics and Chemistry of Luminescent Materials” C.W. Struck, K.C. Mishra and B. DiBartolo Editors, PV 98-24, The Electrochemical Society Proceedings Series, Pennington, NJ (1999) 267-276

M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer, E. Feldbach, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, F. Savikhin, Self-trapping and multiplication of electronic excitations in a-Al2O3 and Al2O3:Sc crystals, Phys. Rev. B 60 (1999) 502-510

M. Kirm, V. Demidenko, V. Denks, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, Excitations in Halogen Containing Aluminosilicate Optical Ceramics, J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 101-103 (1999) 593-597

M. Kirm, V. Kolobanov, V. Mikhailin, D. Spassky, G. Zimmerer, Features of electronic structure of a lead tungstate crystal in the energy region 19-25 eV, in “Tungstate Crystals “ S. Baccaro, B. Borgia, I. Dafinei and E. Longo, Editors. Proceedings of Workshop on Tungstate Crystals, Rome 12-14.10.1998, Università degli Studi La Sapienza (1999) 149-152

S.A. Dolgov, M. Kirm, T. Kärner, A. Lushchik and A. Maaroos, Luminescence and hole center formation by VUV-radiation in MgO:Al and MgO:Ge crystals, Physica Scripta 59 (1999) 481-485

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Kotlov, A. Lushchik, L.L. Nagornaya, V.D. Ryzhikov, G. Svensson, I.A. Tupitsina, M. Åsberg-Dahlborg, Exciton and electron-hole processes in tungstate crystals under synchrotron irradiation, in “Tungstate Crystals “ S. Baccaro, B. Borgia, I. Dafinei and E. Longo, Editors. Proceedings of Workshop on Tungstate Crystals, Rome 12-14.10.1998, Università degli Studi La Sapienza (1999) 155-159

W. Blanc, C. Dujardin, J.C. Gâcon, C. Pedrini, B. Moine, A.N. Belsky, I. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, G. Zimmerer. On the role of the 4f-Lu level in the scintillation mechanism of Cerium-doped Lutetium-based fluoride crystals. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 150 (1999) 41-46

A. Lushchik, I. Kudryavtseva, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos and E. Vasil’chenko, Peculiarities of stable Frenkel defect formation in RbCl. Nucl. Instr. And Meth. B 141 (1998) 533-537

A. Lushchik, M. Kamada, M. Kirm, Ch. Lushchik and I. Martinson, Direct Excitation Of Impurity Centers By Hot Photoelectrons In Ionic Crystals. Radiation Measurements 29 (1998) 229-234

B. Steeg, M. Kirm, V. Kisand, S. Körding, S. Vielhauer and G. Zimmerer Creation of electronic polaron complexes in solid xenon observed in free exciton luminescence under selective photon excitation. J. Low. Temp. Phys. 111 (1998) 739-745

I.N. Shpinkov, I.A. Kamenskikh, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.V. Mikhailin, A.N. Vasil’ev, and G. Zimmerer, Optical functions and luminescence quantum yield of lead tungstate, Phys. Stat. Sol.(a) 170 (1998) 167-173

J. Becker, M. Kirm, V.N. Kolobanov, V.N. Makhov, V.V. Mikhailin, A.N.V asil’ev and G. Zimmerer, Coexistence of Triplet and Singlet Exciton Emission in Alkaline Earth Fluoride Crystals. in “Excitonic Processes in Condensed Matter” R.T. Williams and W.M. Yen, Editors, PV 98-25, The Electrochemical Society Proceedings Series, Pennington, NJ (1998) 415-419

M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson, V. Nagirnyi and E. Vasil'chenko Creation of Groups of Spatially Correlated Defects in a KBr Crystal at 8 K. J. Phys. Condensed Matter 10 (1998) 3509-3521

M Kirm, E. Feldbach, T. Kärner, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos, V. Nagirnyi, and I. Martinson. Multiplication of electron-hole pairs in MgO crystals and ceramics. Nucl. Instr. And Meth. B141 (1998) 431-435

M. Kirm , L. Jönsson , F. Savikhin, G. Svensson , S. Vielhauer, G. Zimmerer, Relaxation of electronic excitations in CsI crystals studied by synchrotron radiation and electron pulses. Radiation Measurements 29 (1998) 257-261

V. Nagirnyi, E. Feldbach, L. Jönsson, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik , Ch. Lushchik, L.L. Nagornaya, V.D. Ryzhikov, F. Savikhin, G. Svensson and I.A. Tupitsina, Excitonic and recombination processes in CdWO4 and CaWO4 scintillators under synchrotron radiation excitation. Radiation Measurements 29 (1998) 247-250

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, I. Kudryavtseva, E. Vasil’chenko and Ch. Lushchik, “VUV-Induced Multiple Excitations and Defect Stabilization in a KCl Crystal”, Material Science Forum 239-241 (1997) 581-586

E. Feldbach, M. Kamada, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik and I. Martinson. Direct excitation of impurity ions by hot photoelectrons in wide-gap crystals, Phys. Rev. B 56 (1997) 13908-13915

M. Kirm, E. Feldbach, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, and I. Martinson“Excitation of Tl+ Centers by Hot Photoelectrons in Alkali Halide Crystals”, J. Lumin. 70 (1997) 939-941

M. Kirm, E. Feldbach, A. Lushchik, C. Lushchik, A. Maaroos and T. Savikhina, “Luminescent materials with photon multiplication”, Proc. SPIE 2967 (1997) 18-23

A. Lushchik, E. Feldbach, R. Kink, Ch. Lushchik, M. Kirm, and I. Martinson, “Secondary Excitons in Alkali Halide Crystals”, Phys. Rev. B 53 (1996) 5379-5387

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm, I. Kudrayvtseva, Ch. Lushchik, I. Martinson and E. Vasil´chenko, “Multiplication of Electronic Excitations and Formation of Radiation Defects in Alkali Halides”, J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 79 (1996) 39-42

Ch. Lushchik, M. Kirm I. Kudryavtseva, E. Vasil'chenko and A. Lushchik, “Multiplication of Electronic Excitations and Creation of Stable Radiation Defects in Ionic Crystals” Russian Physics Journal 39 (1996) 1029-1040

M. Kirm and I. Martinson, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos and E. Vasil´chenko, “Energy Transfer by Exciton-Polaritons and Secondary Excitons in a KBr:I crystal”, Solid State Communication 97 (1996) 851-855

M. Kirm, E. Feldbach, R. Kink, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Maaroos and I. Martinson, “Mechanisms of Intrinsic and Impurity Luminescence Excitation by Synchrotron Radiation in Wide-Gap Oxides”, J. Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 79 (1996) 91-94

M. Kirm, E. Feldbach, R. Kink, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik I. Martinson, “Secondary Excitons In Ionic Crystals”, Proc. Intern. Conf. Excitonic Processes in Condensed Matter, Dresden University Press 1996, 179-182

M. Kirm, P. Bengtsson and L. Engström,“An Extended Experimental Investigation of Atomic Lifetimes for the 2p53l Levels in SVII”, Physica Scripta 54 (1996) 167-173

V. Kisand, R. Kink, M. Kink, J. Maksimov, M. Kirm and I. Martinson, “Low Temperature Optical Spectroscopy of Nonlinear BBO Crystals”, Physica Scripta 54 (1996) 542-544

A. Lushchik, I. Kudryavtseva, Ch. Lushchik and E. Vasil'chenko, M. Kirm and I. Martinson, "Creation of Stable Frenkel Defects by VUV Radiation in KBr Crystals Under Conditions of Multiplication of Electronic Excitations ", Phys. Rev. B 52 (1995) 10069-10074

A. Lushchik, M. Kirm and Ch. Lushchik,"Multiplication of Anion and Cation Electronic Excitations in Luminescent Ionic Crystals", Rad. Measurements, 24 (1995) 365-369

E. Feldbach, R. Kink, M. Kirm, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik, A. Lôhmus, A. Maaroos and I. Martinson, "Electronic Excitations and UV Luminescence of SrO crystals at 8 K ", Chem. Phys. Letters, 241 (1995) 597-602

L. Engström, M. Kirm, P. Bengtsson, S.T. Maniak, L.J. Curtis, E. Träbert, J. Doerfert and J. Granzov "Extended Analysis of Intensity Anomalies in the Al I Isoelectronic Sequence", Physica Scripta, 52 (1995) 516-521

M. Kirm, A. Frorip, R. Kink, A. Lushchik, Ch. Lushchik and I. Martinson,"Multiplication Anion and Cation Electronic Excitations in Alkali Halides", J. Rad. Eff. and Def. in Solids, 135 (1995) 375-378

S. L. Sorensen, A. Karawajczyk, C. Strömholm, M. Kirm,"Dissociative Photoexcitation of Methane and CD4 ", Chem. Phys. Letters 232 (1995) 554-560

A. Lushchik, E. Feldbach, Ch. Lushchik, M. Kirm and I. Martinson, "Multiplication Mechanisms of Electronic Excitations in KBr and KBr:Tl Crystals", Phys. Rev. B 50 (1994) 6500-6503

C. Cauletti, E. Rachlew-Källne, M.-Y. Adam, S. Stranges, S. Sorensen, A. Karawajczyk, M. Kirm, "A Note on Dissociative Photoionization of Neopentane in the 10-30 eV Photon Energy Range", Chem. Phys. 188 (1994) 387-393

Ch. Lushchik, E. Feldbach, R. Kink, A. Luschchik, A. Lôhmus, M. Kirm and I. Martinson, "Multiplication of Electronic Excitations in CaO and YAlO3 crystals", J. Phys.: Condensed Matter 6 (1994) 11177-11186

D. Mönke, P. Bengtsson, L. Engström, R. Hutton, C. Jupen, M. Kirm, M. Westerlind, "Relative Excitation Functions For Singly-Excited and Core-Excited Levels of S V - S IX Populated by the Beam-Foil Interaction", Phys. Rev. A. 49 (1994), 2567-2573

M. Kirm and H. Niedrais, "Thermoluminescence from Solid Krypton Crystal", J. Lum. 60&61 (1994) 611-613

M. Kirm, I. Martinson, A. Lushchik, K. Kalder, R. Kink, Ch. Lushchik and A. Löhmus, "Multiplication of Anion and Cation Electronic Excitations in Wide-Gap KCl and CsCl Crystals", Solid State Communication 90 (1994) 741-744

M. Westerlind, P. Bengtsson, M. Kirm and L. Engström, "Experimental investigation of J-dependent lifetimes in the quartet terms of the 2s2p3p and 2s2p3d configurations in O IV", J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 27 (1994) 877-885

S.L. Sorensen, T. Åberg and J. Tulkki, E. Rachlew-Källne and G. Sundström, M. Kirm, "Argon 3s Autoionization Resonances", Phys. Rev. A 50 (1994) 1218-1230

S. L. Sorensen, T. Åberg, J. Tulkki, E. Rachlew-Källne, G. Sundström and M. Kirm, "Argon 3s Autoionization ", J. Physique. IV C9 (1994) 401-404

P. Erman, A. Karawajczyk, E. Rachlew-Källne, S.L. Sorensen, C. Strömholm and M. Kirm, "Studies of Fluorescence from Photoionization and Photodissociation of N2 induced by 16-40 eV Synchrotron Radiation", J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 26 (1993) 4483-4490

M. Kirm, R. Kink and H. Niedrais, "VUV spectroscopy of colour centers in krypton single crystals", Chem. Phys. Letters 197, (1992) 17-20