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FLIR Detection D. Glossary
Also known as: 𝛼 Radiation
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
An organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for prod-
ucts, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the USA.
ANSI ÚAmerican National Standards Institute
ANSI N42.42
An ÚXML-based data format standard for radiation detectors used for homeland security.
Sometimes a version is speciied with the year of release, for example, ANSI N42.42 2006.
ANSI N42.42 formatted iles can be processed and analyzed with third-party software includ-
ing, for example, applications provided by public institutions such as Cambio and GADRAS
(Sandia National Laboratories, USA, http://www.sandia.gov ), or PeakEasy (Los Alamos
National Laboratory, USA, http://www.lanl.gov ).
Also known as: N42
Army Time
Ú24-Hour Clock
Astronomical Time
Ú24-Hour Clock
Atom The basic unit of matter consisting of a ÚNucleus surrounded by a cloud of ÚElectrons.
Atomic Mass
The mass of a speciic ÚIsotope, sum of the masses of all ÚProtons, ÚNeutrons (ÚMass Num-
ber), and ÚElectrons.
Atomic Mass Number
ÚMass Number
Atomic Number (Z)
The number of ÚProtons in the ÚNucleus of an ÚAtom.
Also known as: Proton Number
𝛽 Particle
ÚBeta Particle
𝛽 Radiation
ÚBeta Radiation
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