The greatest time interval that can elapse between the occurrence of two or more consecutive signal pulses, in order that the measuring device processes them as a coincidence.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533
(Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional))
on page 1538
Transformed and rewritten from PDF version (entry
http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/C01139.pdf)
by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
