picosecond
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- noun
- /ˈpɪkəˌsɛkənd/
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picosegundo
- In special cases, switching shifts of 20 to 30 picoseconds can be observed.
- picosecond pulse
- picosecond laser
- tens of picoseconds
Examples
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Fast response, over periods as short as picoseconds.
Academic text (2005) -
The BChl a bleaching signal, however, reaches the maximum only after a few picoseconds, which may suggest the presence of a slower energy transfer channel.
Academic text (2018) -
Their fate was revealed on a time scale of picoseconds.
Fiction book (1999) -
By contrast, typical half-lives of excited nuclear states are about a picosecond.
Academic text (2006) -
Jay wrote: Just a bit of pedantry, but light takes about 3 picoseconds to go one millimeter.
Blog text (28) -
In principle, it should be possible to perform time-resolved measurements at the picosecond scale and spatially resolved measurements at the micrometer scale or better.
Academic text (1994) -
Indeed, picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses are now often used to study surface-atom dynamics and field evaporation.
Academic text (2006) -
When the SLC is running, intense picosecond pulses of 30-GeV electrons hit the target at a repetition rate of 120 Hz.
Academic text (1998) -
The Penn State system also included a picosecond pulsed laser, a picosecond-resolution electronic timer, a high-stability high-voltage power supply, and a precision voltmeter.
Academic text (2006) -
In advanced physics, measurements can be taken within a duration of just a few picoseconds.
How Long
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26
2.5
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11
3.6
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20
4.5
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8.0
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9.7
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Etymology
Picosecond starts with the prefix pico- meaning 'very small' from Spanish and Italian, like the Italian word piccolo, and ends with second, the common time unit. So a picosecond is a 'very small' second equal to 'one trillionth' of a second.