A detector for the measurement of the spatial distribution of the radiation. Spatially resolving detectors can be divided into two groups:
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the photosensitive area consists of a matrix of discrete photosensitive elements, the pixels (picture elements) forming an array with the facility to separately read out the information, simultaneously or sequentially.
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the photosensitive area consists of a single photosensitive element that must be scanned (e.g. image dissection tube.)
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1745
(Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XI. Detection of radiation (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1755
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
doi:10.1351/goldbook.
