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CraigH
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Really quick question.
In a graph like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cs137_Spectrum.PNG
Source
What does the Channel Number represent?
Also, just to make sure, am I right in saying the count rate is [itex]\frac{\delta m}{\delta t}[/itex] ?
where m is the cumulative number of scintillations
and t is time
Edit: I've just noticed the graph says "number of counts" and not "count rate". Some graphs do though, so can I change my second question to: Is a count a single scintillation?
In a graph like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cs137_Spectrum.PNG
Source
What does the Channel Number represent?
Also, just to make sure, am I right in saying the count rate is [itex]\frac{\delta m}{\delta t}[/itex] ?
where m is the cumulative number of scintillations
and t is time
Edit: I've just noticed the graph says "number of counts" and not "count rate". Some graphs do though, so can I change my second question to: Is a count a single scintillation?