Unbiased iterative reconstruction of polarization and space-charge profiles from thermal-wave experiments

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1347-1353

  Mellinger, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric materials; Laser intensity modulation method (LIMM); Polarization depth profiles; Pyroelectric coefficient; Space charge density; Space charge electrets; Thermal waves

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRETS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS;

CROSS-VALIDATION TECHNIQUE; LASER-INTENSITY MODULATION;

POLARIZATION;

MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 3242722444     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/15/7/017     Document Type: Article

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