How Much More Efficient at Collecting Incoming Photons Is the Modern

question 103

Multiple Choice

How much more efficient at collecting incoming photons is the modern charge-coupled device (CCD) compared with a typical photographic plate?

• A) about 10 times
• B) more than 100 times
• C) a little better than a factor of 2
• D) about 35 times

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Definitions:

Tags

Identifiers used in programming languages or systems, especially in PLCs, to name or reference data elements like inputs, outputs, and internal values.

Not Operating

Refers to equipment or machinery that is currently not in use or functioning.

Retentive

A characteristic of memory or functions in PLCs and programming that allows data or values to be retained even after a loss of power or reset.