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quantum limit

[′kwän·təm ′lim·ət]
(spectroscopy)
The shortest wavelength present in a continuous x-ray spectrum. Also known as boundary wavelength; end radiation.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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