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Title: PULSE HEIGHT ANALYZER

Abstract

A differential pulse-height discriminator circuit is described which is readily adaptable for operation in a single-channel pulse-height analyzer. The novel aspect of the circuit lies in the specific arrangement of differential pulse-height discriminator which includes two pulse-height discriminators having a comnnon input and an anticoincidence circuit having two interconnected vacuum tubes with a common cathode resistor. Pulses from the output of one discriminator circuit are delayed and coupled to the grid of one of the anticoincidence tubes by a resistor. The output pulses from the other discriminator circuit are coupled through a cathode follower circuit, which has a cathode resistor of such value as to provide a long time constant with the interelectrode capacitance of the tube, to lenthen the output pulses. The pulses are then fed to the grid of the other anticoincidence tube. With such connections of the circuits, only when the incoming pulse has a pesk value between the operating levels of the two discriminators does an output pulse occur from the anticoincidence circuit.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Originating Research Org. not identified
OSTI Identifier:
4323912
Patent Number(s):
US 2837640
Assignee:
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
NSA Number:
NSA-12-014462
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
PATENTS; CAPACITORS; CATHODES; COINCIDENCE METHODS; ELECTRON TUBES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; PATENT; PLANNING; PULSE ANALYZERS; PULSES; RESISTORS

Citation Formats

Goldsworthy, W W. PULSE HEIGHT ANALYZER. United States: N. p., 1958. Web.
Goldsworthy, W W. PULSE HEIGHT ANALYZER. United States.
Goldsworthy, W W. 1958. "PULSE HEIGHT ANALYZER". United States.
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abstractNote = {A differential pulse-height discriminator circuit is described which is readily adaptable for operation in a single-channel pulse-height analyzer. The novel aspect of the circuit lies in the specific arrangement of differential pulse-height discriminator which includes two pulse-height discriminators having a comnnon input and an anticoincidence circuit having two interconnected vacuum tubes with a common cathode resistor. Pulses from the output of one discriminator circuit are delayed and coupled to the grid of one of the anticoincidence tubes by a resistor. The output pulses from the other discriminator circuit are coupled through a cathode follower circuit, which has a cathode resistor of such value as to provide a long time constant with the interelectrode capacitance of the tube, to lenthen the output pulses. The pulses are then fed to the grid of the other anticoincidence tube. With such connections of the circuits, only when the incoming pulse has a pesk value between the operating levels of the two discriminators does an output pulse occur from the anticoincidence circuit.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1958},
month = {Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1958}
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