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time of persistence [1 record]

Record 1 1999-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

In a cathode-ray tube, the time that elapses between the instant of reduction or removal of the excitation and the instant at which the luminance reaches a stated fraction of its value at the instant of reduction or cessation of excitation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
DEF

Dans un tube cathodique, temps qui s'écoule entre l'instant de la réduction ou de la suppression de l'excitation et l'instant où la luminance a décru, jusqu'à une fraction donnée de sa valeur lors de la réduction ou de la suppression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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