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FLIR Detection D. Glossary
In less strict use of the term, calibration is regarded as including the adjustment of the reading
of the instrument to agree with the standard, within a speci ied accuracy.
Also known as: Adjustment
CBRNE
Acronym for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive. It refers to incidents
or weapons presenting any of these hazards.
CdZnTe
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Cadmium Zinc Telluride
Cesium Lithium Yttrium Chloride (CLYC, Cs
2
LiYCl
6
:Ce)
Substance to build
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Scintillation Counters usable for gamma spectroscopy and the detection
of thermal
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Neutrons .
Chemical Element
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Element
CLYC
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Cesium Lithium Yttrium Chloride
CONOPS, CONOPs, ConOps
A Concept of Operations is a document describing the characteristics of a system from the
viewpoint of an individual user of that system. CONOPS are widely used in the US military or
government services.
Continental Time
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24-Hour Clock
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
A time standard based on International Atomic Time. Time zones are speci ied as positive or
negative offsets from UTC.
Count
A single detected event registered by a detection system.
Cs
2
LiYCl
6
:Ce
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Cesium Lithium Yttrium Chloride
Curie
The curie is an older, non-
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SI unit of radioactivity. (
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Becquerel )
1 Ci = 3.7 × 10 Bq; 1 Bq = 2.70 × 10 Ci
CZT
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Cadmium Zinc Telluride
Dead Time (DT)
The dead time of a detection system is the time after each event during which the system is
busy and hence is not able to record another event if it happens. An everyday analogon is the
time you have to wait after taking a photo with lash to recharge the lash for the next photo.
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