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Fast-timing methods for semiconductor detectors

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OSTI ID:5309446

The basic parameters are discussed which determine the accuracy of timing measurements and their effect in a practical application, specifically timing with thin-surface barrier detectors. The discussion focusses on properties of the detector, low-noise amplifiers, trigger circuits and time converters. New material presented in this paper includes bipolar transistor input stages with noise performance superior to currently available FETs, noiseless input terminations in sub-nanosecond preamplifiers and methods using transmission lines to couple the detector to remotely mounted preamplifiers. Trigger circuits are characterized in terms of effective rise time, equivalent input noise and residual jitter.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA); Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung m.b.H., Darmstadt (Germany, F.R.). UNILAC-Gruppe
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
5309446
Report Number(s):
LBL-14145; CONF-811012-62; ON: DE82013003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English