quenching

in radiation detectors
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08756
Process of inhibiting continuous or multiple discharges following a single ionizing event in certain types of radiation detectors, particularly in Geiger–Müller counters.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 69. (Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 93 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'quenching' 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.08756 RIS BibTex EndNote
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