A technique in which an optical characteristic of a substance (and/or its reaction
product(s)) is measured as a function of temperature whilst the substance is subjected
to a controlled temperature
program. Measurements of total light, light of specific
wavelength(s),
refractive index and
luminescence lead to thermophotometry, thermospectrometry, thermorefractometry and
thermoluminescence, respectively; observation under the microscope leads to thermomicroscopy.
Source:
PAC, 1985, 57, 1737
(Nomenclature for thermal analysis - IV (Recommendations 1985))
on page 1740
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
