Abstract
The relation between thermally stimulated conductivity (TSC) and thermoluminescence (TL) is discussed assuming that the transition of electrons (holes) from traps to recombination centers is through the conduction (valence) band. It is shown that under this general assumption, the TL maxima shift to lower temperatures compared to the corresponding TSC ones. A method for calculating the recombination probabilities by a simultaneous measurement of TL and TSC is given.