quantum efficiency

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quantum
noun[C]
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/ˈkwɒn.təm/us
/ˈkwɑːn.t̬əm/
the smallest amount or unit of something, ...
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efficiency
noun
uk
/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us
/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
the quality of working well in an organized way, without wasting time ...
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This follows from its 100%quantumefficiencyand from an absence of significant absorption at the pump, signal, and idler wavelengths.
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We estimated an uncertainty of 10 % on such fluxes, mainly due to the uncertainty in thequantumefficiencyof the proportional counter detector.
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They usually provide aquantumefficiencyaround 20-40% in the blue-green spectral region that drops to <1 % moving to the red region.
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The limit of total power conversion efficiency of diode lasers was analyzed in respect of the threshold current density, series resistance and external differentialquantumefficiency.
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Photosensitivity depends on the product of molar absorbance andquantumefficiencyof isomerization (g).
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Theirquantumefficiencyis also lower due to reduced number of collected charge carriers per incident photon.
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The counting efficiency is determined by thequantumefficiencyand any electronic losses that are present in the system.
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The effectiveness of a photocathode is commonly expressed asquantumefficiency, that being the ratio of emitted electrons vs. impinging quanta (of light).
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This design and those that immediately followed it were primitive and suffered from lowquantumefficiencyand slow response time.
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Multiple detectors having differentquantumefficiencyhave different response and hence needs to be normalized in this scheme.
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Current organic photovoltaics have shown 70% ofquantumefficiencyfor blue photons.
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This cell showed aquantumefficiencyof 29% and a power conversion efficiency of 2.9% under monochromatic illumination.
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Film morphology and, as a result,quantumefficiencycan be improved by annealing of a device after covering it by a 1000 thick metal cathode.
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Platinum slicide was most widely studied and used in the 1980s and 90s, but has become less commonly used, due to its lowquantumefficiency.
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Thequantumefficiencyof thin film solar cells is also lower due to reduced number of collected charge carriers per incident photon.
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The externalquantumefficiencyof a silicon solar cell includes the effect of optical losses such as transmission and reflection.
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This increases thequantumefficiencyof the cell.
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The calculation is based on the intensity of light measured and thequantumefficiencyof each detector.
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It displays strong fluorescence and is used as a chemiluminescent fluorophore with highquantumefficiency.
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This shows that higherquantumefficiencycan be achieved for smaller absorption region.
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