GlowFit - a new tool for thermoluminescence glow-curve deconvolution

A new computer program, GlowFit, for deconvoluting first-order kinetics thermoluminescence (TL) glow-curves has been developed. A non-linear function describing a single glow-peak is fitted to experimental points using the least squares Levenberg-Marquardt method. The main advantage of GlowFit is the ability to resolve complex TL glow-curves consisting of strongly overlapping peaks, as those observed in heavily-doped LiF:Mg,Ti (MTT) detectors. This resolution is achieved mainly by setting constraints or by fixing selected parameters. The initial values of the fitted parameters are placed in the so-called pattern files. GlowFit is a Microsoft Windows-operated user-friendly program. The graphic interface enables easy intuitive manipulation of glow-peaks, at the initial stage (parameter initialization) and at the final stage (manual adjustment) of fitting peak parameters to the glow-curves. The program is freely downloadable from the web site http://www.ifj.edu.pl/dept/no5/nz58/deconvolution.htm (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.