The time required for the detector output to go from the initial value to a percentage
(e.g. 99%) of the final value. In the case of an exponential behaviour of the detector
can be related to the
time constant
.
The rise time
is the time required for the detector output to vary between given percentages (e.g.
from 10% to 90%) of the final value. Similarly,
the
fall time
is the time required for the detector output to vary between given percentages (e.g.
from 90% to 10%) of the initial value.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1745
(Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XI. Detection
of radiation (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1751
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