FLIR identiFINDER R300 - Page 282

D. Glossary FLIR Detection
Personal Area Networking (PAN)
A ÚBluetooth communications proile to connect a small number of devices over usually short
distances.
Also known as: Piconet
PHA ÚPulse Height Analyzer
Photo Multiplier Tube (PMT)
An extremely sensitive light detector used, for example, in conjunction with a ÚScintillator
to register ÚIonizing Radiation.
Piconet
ÚPersonal Area Networking
PIN Personal Identiication Number
PMMA
ÚPolymethyl Methacrylate
PMT ÚPhoto Multiplier Tube
Polyethene
ÚPolyethylene
Polyethylene (PE, (C
2
H
4
)
n
)
A substance usable as ÚModerator for fast ÚNeutrons.
Also known as: Polyethene, Polymethylene, Polythene
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA, (C
5
H
8
O
2
)
n
)
A substance usable as ÚModerator for fast ÚNeutrons.
Also known as: Acrylic Glass
Polymethylene
ÚPolyethylene
Polythene
ÚPolyethylene
Positron
A subatomic particle with a positive electric charge, counterpart of the ÚElectron. It is emit-
ted as ÚBeta Radiation.
Potassium Chloride (KCl)
A salt containing natural
40
K used to calibrate radiation detection systems.
Proton
A subatomic particle with a positive electric charge. It builds the ÚNucleus of each atom,
along with ÚNeutrons. A proton is also stable by itself and has a second identity as the
hydrogen ÚIon, H
+
.
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