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It is demonstrated that, for the γ relaxation in polystyrene, an adequate description of thermoluminescence curves for several temperature-time programs is possible using only properties of the polymer relaxation process. A distribution function depending only on one variable, the material time, is introduced. Possible modifications at the glass transition are suggested. The new method is compared with the traditional analysis.
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Donth, E. Analysis of thermoluminescence curves of polymers using current methods of relaxation phenomenology. Polymer Bulletin 8, 211–217 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00700280
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