“…Keywords: vitreous silica, glass transition temperature, enthalpy relaxation, hyperquenching, annealing introduction Vitreous silica is of special importance for advanced technology, e.g., for communication and semiconductor technologies, due to its excellent mechanical, thermal, and optical properties simultaneously connected with excellent chemical resistance (Bateson, 1958;Thomas, 1958;Brückner, 1971;Doremus, 2002;Mei et al, 2007;Lascaris et al, 2014). Despite its simple chemical identity, vitreous silica is one of the most interesting and complicated glass formers regarding its structure, dynamics, and properties.…”