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Title: LINEAR COUNT-RATE METER

Abstract

A linear count-rate meter is designed to provide a highly linear output while receiving counting rates from one cycle per second to 100,000 cycles per second. Input pulses enter a linear discriminator and then are fed to a trigger circuit which produces positive pulses of uniform width and amplitude. The trigger circuit is connected to a one-shot multivibrator. The multivibrator output pulses have a selected width. Feedback means are provided for preventing transistor saturation in the multivibrator which improves the rise and decay times of the output pulses. The multivibrator is connected to a diode-switched, constant current metering circuit. A selected constant current is switched to an averaging circuit for each pulse received, and for a time determined by the received pulse width. The average output meter current is proportional to the product of the counting rate, the constant current, and the multivibrator output pulse width.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Originating Research Org. not identified
OSTI Identifier:
4843603
Patent Number(s):
US 2999168
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
NSA Number:
NSA-15-027842
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT; CIRCUITS; COUNTERS; DIGITAL SYSTEMS; DIODES; ELECTRIC METERS; ELECTRICITY; MULTIVIBRATORS; PULSE ANALYZERS; RATE METERS; SWITCHES; TRANSISTORS

Citation Formats

Henry, J J. LINEAR COUNT-RATE METER. United States: N. p., 1961. Web.
Henry, J J. LINEAR COUNT-RATE METER. United States.
Henry, J J. 1961. "LINEAR COUNT-RATE METER". United States.
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abstractNote = {A linear count-rate meter is designed to provide a highly linear output while receiving counting rates from one cycle per second to 100,000 cycles per second. Input pulses enter a linear discriminator and then are fed to a trigger circuit which produces positive pulses of uniform width and amplitude. The trigger circuit is connected to a one-shot multivibrator. The multivibrator output pulses have a selected width. Feedback means are provided for preventing transistor saturation in the multivibrator which improves the rise and decay times of the output pulses. The multivibrator is connected to a diode-switched, constant current metering circuit. A selected constant current is switched to an averaging circuit for each pulse received, and for a time determined by the received pulse width. The average output meter current is proportional to the product of the counting rate, the constant current, and the multivibrator output pulse width.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4843603}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1961},
month = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1961}
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