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DIFFERENTIAL PULSE HEIGHT DISCRIMINATOR

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4247406
Pulse-height discriminators are described, specifically a differential pulse-height discriminator which is adapted to respond to pulses of a band of amplitudes, but to reject pulses of amplitudes greater or less than tbe preselected band. In general, the discriminator includes a vacuum tube having a plurality of grids adapted to cut off plate current in the tube upon the application of sufficient negative voltage. One grid is held below cutoff, while a positive pulse proportional to the amplltude of each pulse is applled to this grid. Another grid has a negative pulse proportional to the amplitude of each pulse simultaneously applied to it. With this arrangement the tube will only pass pulses which are of sufficlent amplitude to counter the cutoff bias but not of sufficlent amplitude to cutoff the tube.
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-008399
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2860242
OSTI ID:
4247406
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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