On the applicability of the GOK model for TSC relaxation

Abstract

Basic theoretical models for thermally stimulated relaxation phenomena, due to the many parameters involved, are usually too complex to be applied to the analysis of experimental data. For many years, the general order kinetics (GOK) model was used as a 'first approach' analysis of thermoluminescence (TL) glow curves. In this paper similar equations are derived for thermally stimulated current (TSC) measurements. The new formula has approximately the same range of applicability as the GOK model for TL, but depends on more parameters.