Title: coincidence resolving time
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - coincidence resolving time
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C01139
Status: current

Definition
The greatest time interval that can elapse between the occurrence of two or more consecutive signal pulses, in order that the measuring device processes them as a coincidence.

Source
- PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1538 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)

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Citation: Citation: 'coincidence resolving time' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C01139
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