Meaning potential well
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potential wellAn area in a photosite where electrons are stored that are released from the silicon surface by the energy of impacting photons through the photoelectric effect. Also called a pixel well.
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potential wellIn a CCD, a discrete region within the device's imaging array where an incident photon may be trapped; a pixel.
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potential well
(physics) The region surrounding a local minimum of potential energy.
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