Dead time correction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013014",
  "term": "Dead time correction",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An adjustment applied to observed count rates in radiation detection to account for the detector's inability to register events that occur within a short period after a previous event. This correction is necessary because detectors have a finite recovery time, during which they are insensitive to new radiation. The corrected count rate provides a more accurate measure of the true disintegration rate of a radioactive sample.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "dead time"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2518 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/dead-time-correction/"
}