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INTRINSIC EFFICIENCY [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

The intrinsic efficiency is the ratio of counts detected to the number of photons or particles incident on the detector and is a measure of how many photons or particles result in a gross count.

OBS

Some radiation is not energetic enough and does not reach the detector because it is attenuated or scattered before it can interact in the detector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

L'efficacité intrinsèque correspond au rapport du nombre d'impulsions mesurées dans [un] détecteur sur le nombre de particules pénétrant dans le détecteur [...]

Spanish

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