Title: pulse duration
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - pulse duration
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.P04947
Status: current

Definition
In pulse polarography, differential pulse polarography, Kalousek polarography, and related techniques, the duration of an interval during which the excitation signal deviates from the base line. This interval includes the sampling interval.

Related Terms
- polarography: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04716
- sampling interval: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05465

Source
- PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. 'Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1503 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557101491)

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Citation: Citation: 'pulse duration' 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.P04947
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