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quantum efficiency

کارایی ِ کو‌آنتومی

kârâi-ye kuântomi

Fr.: efficacité quantique

In a detector, the ratio of the number of photoelectrons released to the number of incident photons at a specific wavelength.

See also: → quantum; → efficiency.