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Record 1 2009-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
DEF

[The] extent of a function, given by the difference between the two extreme values of the independent variable at which the dependent variable is equal to half of its maximum value.

OBS

FWHM is applied to such phenomena as the duration of pulse waveforms and the spectral width of sources used for optical communications and the resolution of spectrometers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Physique radiologique et applications
CONT

Il existe également des logiciels de traitement des spectres gamma permettant d'effectuer une analyse qualitative et/ou quantitative des spectres acquis. Les différentes informations accessibles sont généralement [...] la largeur totale à mi-hauteur (LTMH) notée souvent FWHM pour Full Width at Half Maximum.

Spanish

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