Time stop

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006022",
  "term": "Time stop",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The electronic signal that marks the end of a time interval measurement in techniques like time-of-flight mass spectrometry or time-correlated single photon counting. This signal is generated when a particle or photon arrives at a detector, halting a time-to-digital or time-to-amplitude converter that was initiated by a corresponding start signal. The precision of the time stop signal directly influences the temporal resolution of the measurement system.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zeitblende",
    "es": "tope de tiempo",
    "fr": "arrêt temporisé"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/time-stop/"
}