Title: spatially resolving detector
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - spatially resolving detector
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05782
Status: current

Definition
A detector for the measurement of the spatial distribution of the radiation. Spatially resolving detectors can be divided into two groups:   the photosensitive area consists of a matrix of discrete photosensitive elements, the pixels (picture elements) forming an array with the facility to separately read out the information, simultaneously or sequentially.   the photosensitive area consists of a single photosensitive element that must be scanned (e.g. image dissection tube.)  

Related Term
- image dissection tube: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/I02943

Source
- PAC, 1995, 67, 1745. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XI. Detection of radiation (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1755 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567101745)

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Citation: Citation: 'spatially resolving detector' 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.S05782
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