Term: detector gate width
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08233

Definition:
Time for signal integration after start of detection.

Note: Optimization of gate width allows detection of species with different decay rates.

Source: PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 655 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)

Citation: 'detector gate width' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08233

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