The properties of amorphous solids at low temperatures are determined by atomic tunneling systems, which are described by the standard tunneling model and its extensions. However, the results of dielectric measurements on the polymerglas Polyvinylacetat deviated significantly from the expectation of the standard tunneling model. In the framework of this thesis a measurement of the thermalization properties of Polyvinylacetat was carried out in the temperature range between 102 mK and 8 mK. Different measurements with decreasing, increasing and constant temperature over a long time showed, that the sample did not thermalize completely. Various theories, like the ortho-para-conversion in hydrogen, heat release of tunneling defects or heat sources from the experimental setup itself have been discussed. By a measurement on the structurally similar polymerglas Polyvinylchlorid a thermalization could be observed and thus systematic heat sources of the experimental setup could be excluded. Likewise the missing thermalization could not be explained by the ortho-para-conversion or the usual heat release of tunneling defects. Furthermore the gained results allowed to assign the correct temperature to an existing dielectric measurement. |