Editing Triboluminescence (section)

====Test methods to measure EMR====
The most widely used tensile test method is used to characterize the mechanical properties of materials. From any complete tensile test record, one can obtain important information about the material's elastic properties, the character and extent of plastic deformation, yield, and tensile strengths and toughness. The information obtained from one test justifies the extensive use of tensile tests in engineering materials research. Therefore, investigations of EMR emissions are mainly based on the tensile test of the specimens. From experiments, it can be shown that tensile crack formation excites more intensive EMR than shear cracking, increasing the elasticity, strength, and loading rate during uniaxial loading increases amplitude. [[Poisson's ratio]] is a key parameter for EMR characterization during triaxial compression.<ref>{{citation | journal=Journal of Applied Geophysics|pages= 5–13| first=V. | last=Frid | year=2000 | title=Electromagnetic radiation method water-infusion control in rockburst-prone strata|volume =43|issue =1 | doi=10.1016/S0926-9851(99)00029-4|bibcode = 2000JAG....43....5F }}</ref> If the Poisson's ratio is lower, it is harder for the material to strain transversally and hence there is a higher probability of new fractures.