temperature jump

A relaxation technique in which the temperature of a chemical system is suddenly raised. The system then relaxes to a new state of equilibrium, and analysis of the relaxation processes provides rate constants.
See also: relaxation
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149 (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 189
PAC, 1993, 65, 2291 (Nomenclature of kinetic methods of analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2297