TY - JOUR A1 - Mellinger, Axel A1 - Singh, Rajeev A1 - Gerhard, Reimund T1 - Fast thermal-pulse measurements of space-charge distributions in electret polymers N2 - Space-charge depth profiles in various electret polymers have been measured in both the time and the frequency domain using thermal pulses and waves, respectively. A comparison of the two techniques on corona-charged polytetrafluoroethylene showed that the thermal-pulse method yielded similar results as the thermal-wave technique, but approximately 20-50 times faster. The article discusses sensitivity limitations as well as possible applications, including the real-time monitoring of space-charge decay under UV irradiation. (C) 2005 American Institute of Physics Y1 - 2005 UR - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/13777 SN - 0034-6748 ER -