Counts in a
backscattering spectrum arising from two or more separate events that occur so closely in time that the signals are not resolved by the detection system and cause counts to be recorded in erroneous channels.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1834 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)