ɪn ðɪs kˈeɪs, ðɪ ˈɛnɚdʒi ɹˈiːdɪŋ baɪ ðə dˈeɪɾə ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən sˈɪstəm wɪl kˈʌm ˌʌp ʃˈɔːɹt: ðə dɪtˈɛktɚ ɹˈɛkɚdz ɐn ˈɛnɚdʒi wˌɪtʃ ɪz ˈoʊnli ɐ fɹˈækʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɛnɚdʒi ʌvðɪ ˈɪnsɪdənt ɡˈæmɚ ɹˈeɪ.
In this case, the energy reading by the data acquisition system will come up short: the detector records an energy which is only a fraction of the energy of the incident gamma ray.