radiothermoluminescence

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English

Etymology

From radio- +‎ thermo- +‎ luminescence.

Noun

radiothermoluminescence (countable and uncountable, plural radiothermoluminescences)

  1. (physics) Thermoluminescence; the release of previously absorbed radiation upon being heated.
    • 2002, Kenneth E. Bower, Yuri A. Barbanel, Yuri G. Shreter, Polymers, Phosphors, and Voltaics for Radioisotope Microbatteries, page 176:
      For low-density polyethylene (LDPE), two radiothermoluminescence scintillations peaked at –120 and –40°C.