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- DictionaryDead time/ded tīm/
noun
- 1. time in which someone or something is inactive or unable to act productively: "the dead time spent on airplanes and buses"
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- Dead time
Time after each event during which detection systems are not able to record another event
For detection systems that record discrete events, such as particle and nuclear detectors, the dead time is the time after each event during which the system is not able to record another event. An everyday life example of this is what happens when someone takes a photo using a flash - another picture cannot be taken immediately afterward because the flash needs a few seconds to recharge. In addit... Wikipedia
