| Abstract: | Shift vectors for the comparison of Cv-T-curves It is shown in this paper that a shift in the Cv-T-curves caused by mechanical or thermal treatment, or by irradiation with particles of high energy can be better described by a shift vector given by the inversion points of a functionally determined curve than with the currently used empirical criteria. Moreover, the shift of a whole curve can be described by a vector whose components are the shifts of all parameters used for the calculation of the curve. The resulting vector of a Cv-T-curve may, for instance, be connected functionally with the neutron fluence. This makes it possible to compute shift vectors. |
