Published February 15, 1985 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

A fast analog mean-timer

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
  • 2. Schweizerisches Inst. fuer Nuklearforschung, Villigen

Description

A circuit is described that determines the average of the transit time of light from an event in a scintillation counter to the two ends of that counter. The design offers superior time resolution and a novel gating scheme that significantly reduces circuit dead-time. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A
Journal Volume
234
Journal Issue
3
Series
CODEN: NIMRD.;Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A.
Journal Page Range
512-516
ISSN
0167-5087

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
16046659
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANALOG SYSTEMS; DEAD TIME; EXPECTATION VALUE; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; TIME RESOLUTION; TIMING CIRCUITS; VISIBLE RADIATION; WAVE PROPAGATION
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RESOLUTION; TIMING PROPERTIES