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GAIN FACTOR [4 records]

Record 1 2017-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Measurements
  • Audio Technology
  • Telecommunications
DEF

The increase in signal power that is produced by an amplifier.

CONT

The amplification factor, also called gain, is the extent to which an analog amplifier boosts the strength of a signal. Amplification factors are usually expressed in terms of power. The decibel(dB), a logarithmic unit, is the most common way of quantifying the gain of an amplifier.

OBS

amplification factor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures électroniques
  • Électroacoustique
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Rapport, généralement exprimé en décibels, des puissances d'un même signal, ou de deux grandeurs de même nature liées à ces puissances, à la sortie et à l'entrée d'un circuit électrique ou d'un appareil, ou entre deux points aval et amont d'une même voie de transmission.

CONT

Le décibel est une unité logarithmique et se calcule comme suit : A est le facteur d’amplification d’en haut, c’est-à-dire : A égale tension sortie (Us) divisée par tension entrée (Ue) [...]

OBS

facteur d'amplification; coefficient d'amplification : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medidas electrónicas
  • Electroacústica
  • Telecomunicaciones
DEF

Incremento en la potencia de la señal de una transmisión.

OBS

Normalmente se expresa en decibelios.

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Record 2 2010-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Telecommunications Facilities
CONT

In evaluating the performance of an antenna as a radiating system one considers only the field at a large distance, where the induction field can be neglected. The antenna is then treated as an effective point source, radiating power that, per unit solid angle, is a function of direction only. The directive properties of an antenna are most conveniently expressed in terms of the "gain function"... The gain function is defined as the ratio of the power radiated in a given direction per unit solid angle to the average power radiated per unit solid angle... The maximum value of the gain function is called the "gain"... The gain of an antenna is the greatest factor by which the power transmitted in a given direction can be increased by using that antenna instead of an isotropic radiator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Installations de télécommunications
OBS

Variation du gain d'une antenne de réception en fonction de la direction de réception.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
DEF

Función que representa la ganancia isótropa de una antena en las diferentes direcciones del espacio.

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Record 3 2009-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Nuclear Physics
CONT

For a detector without gain(such as a CCD camera), or for photoncounting detectors, G1/41 and F1/41. The gain will depend on the camera model and can usually be adjusted experimentally, whereas the excess noise factor depends on the amplification technology and the actual gain...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Physique nucléaire
CONT

Les principes de la détection directe et indirecte sont représentés par les voies 1 et 2. Quant aux voies A et B, elles correspondent aux détecteurs sans gain et avec gain, respectivement. On voit que la détection neutronique nécessite l'utilisation d'une étape préliminaire.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Radiotelephony
CONT

The signal is filtered after the correlator so that the interfering signals are reduced by the ratio of the bandwidth before and after the correlator. This signal improvement is called the processing gain and is a major factor in determining the CDMA [code division multiple access] digital cellular system capacity. Other important parameters are the... efficiency of frequency reuse, number of cell sectors, and voice duty cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Radiotéléphonie

Spanish

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