Title: thermoluminescence analysis
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - thermoluminescence analysis
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12810
Status: current

Definition
Technique that monitors the light that is emitted from a sample against time or temperature while the temperature of the sample, in a specified atmosphere, is heated in a controlled manner.

Source
- PAC, 2013, 85, 1017. 'Glossary of terms relating to thermal and thermomechanical properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1041 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-03-02)

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Citation: Citation: 'thermoluminescence analysis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12810
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