recovery time

of a radiation counter
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08759
Period of time after the dead time of a radiation counter during which the output pulses are smaller than the original.
Note:
Depending on the sensitivity of the counter, some pulses in this period will not be counted.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 69. (Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 99 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'recovery time' 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.08759 RIS BibTex EndNote
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