[new Term] dead time
Issue came up during the breakout on 2021-12-13
label: dead time
plural: dead times
acronym: T
definition:
definition_en: >
Time period during which no data can be acquired.
comments: >
This is often related to the detector specifics - because the system may be physically unable to record
a particle measurement due to it being busy processing the previously detected event.
sources: >
- https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:23833:ed-2:v1:en
- https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:15932:ed-1:v1:en
contributors: >
- Annika Strupp
- Oonagh Mannix
- Clemens Mangler
- Markus Kühbach
- Volker Hofmann