a property of ionizing radiations that affects their ability to cause biological effects. For weakly ionizing radiations such as gamma rays it has value 1 whilst for alpha rays it is about 20
Former name: relative biological effectiveness
Examples of 'quality factor' in a sentence
quality factor
The enhanced quality factor reached 1.22 × 105.
Yonghua Wang, Hua Zheng, Chenyang Xue, Wendong Zhang 2016, 'Optical Analog to Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Cascaded Ring-ResonatorSystems', Sensorshttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/8/1165. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In our case they are: a mathematical pendulum without quality factor, with quality factor and meter of force field gradient.
Valery Chepizhenko, Viktoriya Volkogon 2016, 'APPROACHES TO FORMALIZATION OF MOTION DYNAMICS OF ARTIFICIAL FORCE FIELD METERS',Vìsnik Nacìonalʹnogo Avìacìjnogo Unìversitetuhttp://jrnl.nau.edu.ua/index.php/visnik/article/view/10427. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The quality factor and natural frequency can be electronically controlled.
Siripongdee Surapong, Jaikla Winai 2017, 'Universal Filter Using Single Commercially Available IC: LT1228', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20179514002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biasing voltages can control the center frequency and quality factor.
N. Soltani 2016, 'A Tunable Low Noise Active Bandpass Filter Using a Noise Canceling Technique', Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Researchhttp://etasr.com/index.php/ETASR/article/download/792/410. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Besides this, the quality factor decreases with porosity and saturation.
Alejandro Duitama Leal, Ovidio Almanza, Luis Alfredo Montes Vides 2016, 'Modeling attenuation and dispersion of acoustic waves in porous media containing immisciblenon viscous fluids', Dynahttps://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/56238. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Its quality factor can be adjusted without affecting natural frequency.
Chaichana Amornchai, Sangyaem Surasak, Jaikla Winai 2017, 'Multifunction Voltage-Mode Filter Using Single Voltage Differencing Differential DifferenceAmplifier', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20179514003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Wirelessly characterized parameters of open-ended micro coils include its resonance frequency, quality factor and inductance.
A. Yousaf, J. M. Boccard, F. A. Khan, L. M. Reindl 2013, 'Near-field wireless sensing of single and multiple open-ended micro coils', Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systemshttp://www.j-sens-sens-syst.net//2/35/2013/jsss-2-35-2013.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The quality factor can range from 90 to 290 at the center frequency.
N. Soltani 2016, 'A Tunable Low Noise Active Bandpass Filter Using a Noise Canceling Technique', Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Researchhttp://etasr.com/index.php/ETASR/article/download/792/410. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)