Considering the linear dependence of the total intensity of mechanoluminescence (ML) on the area of newly created surfaces, an equation is derived which can explain several parameters of ML. The theory suggests that after pulse excitation of ML, initially the ML intensity increases ex‐ponentially with time, attains a maximum value, and then it decreases exponentially. The peak of the ML intensity versus time curve increases linearly with the strain rate of the crystals and the total intensity of ML initially increases and then attains a saturation value for higher values of the strain rate of the crystals. The total intensity of ML increases linearly with the mass of the crystals and the peak of the ML intensity versus time curves increases linearly with the cross‐section of the crystals. The temperature dependence of ML can also be understood from the theory proposed.
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