A STUDY OF DEAD TIME AND RESOLVING TIME IN A PROPORTIONAL COUNTER
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4228580
Measurements were made on a helium isobutane counter, which determined the variation of dead time and resolving time with voltage and pulse amplitude. The purpose of this Investigation was to determaine the dead time and resolving time of the counter when operated in the proportional region and contrast this with operation in the geiger region. Results were obtained from photographs and direct measurements of the counter pulse as displayed on an oscilloscope. The dead time in the proportional region was observed as less than one microsecond, while in the geiger region, it is of the order of several hundred microseconds. In addition, measurements were made by the two-source method to determine the resolving time of a proportional counter and its associated electronic counting system. These measurements gave results of the order of five microseconds. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- New York Univ., New York. Coll. of Engineering
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-001626
- OSTI ID:
- 4228580
- Report Number(s):
- AFOSR-TN-59-501; AD-215926
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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