In physics and engineering, the quality factor or Q factor is a dimensionless parameter that describes how underdamped an oscillator or resonator is. It...
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The Q factor or quack factor of a bicycle is the distance between the pedal attachment points on the crank arms, when measured parallel to the bottom bracket...
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down to a few "factors," which are claimed to represent shared ways of thinking. It is sometimes said that Q factor analysis is R factor analysis with...
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A fusion energy gain factor, usually expressed with the symbol Q, is the ratio of fusion power produced in a nuclear fusion reactor to the power required...
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seismology, the anelastic attenuation factor or seismic quality factor, often expressed as the Q factor (where higher Q means less energy loss), measures...
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Q value, Q factor, and Q score may refer to: Q factor, a measurement of a resonant system's relative bandwidth Radiation weighting factors used in ionizing...
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Q, or q, is the seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others...
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Band-pass filter (redirect from Shape factor (filters))
characterized by its Q factor. The Q-factor is the reciprocal of the fractional bandwidth. A high-Q filter will have a narrow passband and a low-Q filter will...
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p ≠ q {\displaystyle p\neq q} and 1 {\displaystyle 1} when p = q {\displaystyle p=q} ). The errors are assumed to be independent of the factors: ∑ i...
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Q-Factor is a non-profit organization based in Denmark. The focus is on the promotion of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) equality through...
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Damping (section Q factor and decay rate)
^{2}}}<1} . Q factor: Q = 1 / ( 2 ζ ) {\displaystyle Q=1/(2\zeta )} is another non-dimensional characterization of the amount of damping; high Q indicates...
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cavity corresponds to a decrease in the Q factor or quality factor of the optical resonator. A high Q factor corresponds to low resonator losses per roundtrip...
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expressions in use, both called 'structure factor'. One is usually written S ( q ) {\displaystyle S(\mathbf {q} )} ; it is more generally valid, and relates...
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RLC circuit (section Q factor)
as the Q factor depends inversely on bandwidth. For a series resonant circuit (as shown below), the Q factor can be calculated as follows: Q = X R =...
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proportional to the quality factor (Q-factor) of the poles of the transfer function of the filter. The Q-factor of a pole is defined as: Q = − | s p m | 2 R e...
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input power. A reverberation chamber is a cavity resonator with a high Q factor. Thus, the spatial distribution of the electrical and magnetic field strengths...
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Escapement (section Q factor)
called the Q factor,: 41 which is equal to the resonant frequency f {\displaystyle f} divided by the resonance width Q = f W {\displaystyle Q={f \over...
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Greatest common divisor (redirect from Highest common factor)
mathematics, the greatest common divisor (GCD), also known as greatest common factor (GCF), of two or more integers, which are not all zero, is the largest positive...
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the membrane attached to a helix, probably to increase the Q factor). Maximizing the Q factor was one of the engineering priorities, as this allowed higher...
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nuclides Q or q, dynamic pressure Max q Q, electric charge q, elementary charge Q, Fusion energy gain factor Q, heat q, momentum transfer Q, quasar q, quecto-...
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difficult to determine. The Q factor method does not use a metallic enclosure, but the method is based on the assumption that the Q factor of an ideal antenna...
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bandpass, bandstop, or allpass response. The VCVS filter allows high Q factor and passband gain without the use of inductors. A VCVS filter also has...
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function Q − 1 ( y ) {\displaystyle Q^{-1}(y)} finds application in digital communications. It is usually expressed in dB and generally called Q-factor: Q -...
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the form factor, f ( Q ) {\displaystyle f(\mathbf {Q} )} , is defined as f ( Q ) = ∫ ρ ( r ) e i Q ⋅ r d 3 r {\displaystyle f(\mathbf {Q} )=\int \rho...
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Microwave cavity (section Quality factor)
extremely low loss at its frequency of operation, resulting in quality factors (Q factors) up to the order of 106, for copper cavities, compared to 102 for...
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connected in some feedback configuration. It is essentially used when precise Q factor is required, as other multi-order filters are unable to provide. The most...
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Laser linewidth (section Passive resonator mode: Lorentzian linewidth, Q-factor, coherence time and length)
\Delta \nu _{\rm {c}}={\frac {1}{2\pi \tau _{\rm {c}}}}.} The Q-factor Q c {\displaystyle Q_{\rm {c}}} is defined as the energy W s t o r e d {\displaystyle...
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