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5. Oscillometry 279

m radius of a torsional wire

s relaxation time of the experimentally
observed relaxation of a rotator loaded with
sorbent material and floating freely in a
sorptive gas

s relaxation time of the rotational motion of
an empty rotator in vacuum

s Eq. (5.8): period of rotational oscillations,
Eq. (5.45):relaxation time of the rotational
motion of a rotator floating
freely in vacuum

s relaxation time of a rotator loaded with
sorbent material and floating freely in
helium, gas

value of referring to a certain reference
state of the sorptive gas

t s time coordinate

v m/s velocity field of fluid flow around the
pendulum

volume of sorptive gas phase

volume of non-sorbing (glassy) material of
mass

volume of the adsorbent/adsorbate system
of mass

volume of the ring slit on the disk of the
pendulum

volume of an adsorption chamber

volume of a gas storage vessel