Timing discriminator using leading-edge extrapolation
Abstract
A discriminator circuit to recover timing information from slow-rising pulses by means of an output trailing edge, a fixed time after the starting corner of the input pulse, which is nearly independent of risetime and threshold setting is described. This apparatus comprises means for comparing pulses with a threshold voltage; a capacitor to be charged at a certain rate when the input signal is one-third threshold voltage, and at a lower rate when the input signal is two-thirds threshold voltage; current-generating means for charging the capacitor; means for comparing voltage capacitor with a bias voltage; a flip-flop to be set when the input pulse reaches threshold voltage and reset when capacitor voltage reaches the bias voltage; and a clamping means for discharging the capacitor when the input signal returns below one-third threshold voltage.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5218886
- Application Number:
- ON: DE82012598
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; PULSE DISCRIMINATORS; DESIGN; TIMING CIRCUITS; CAPACITORS; COMPARATOR CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS; LIMITER CIRCUITS; PERFORMANCE; POWER SUPPLIES; CURRENTS; DISCRIMINATORS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; MULTIVIBRATORS; PULSE CIRCUITS; 440104* - Radiation Instrumentation- High Energy Physics Instrumentation
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Gottschalk, B. Timing discriminator using leading-edge extrapolation. United States: N. p., 1981.
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Gottschalk, B. Timing discriminator using leading-edge extrapolation. United States.
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"Timing discriminator using leading-edge extrapolation". United States.
@article{osti_5218886,
title = {Timing discriminator using leading-edge extrapolation},
author = {Gottschalk, B},
abstractNote = {A discriminator circuit to recover timing information from slow-rising pulses by means of an output trailing edge, a fixed time after the starting corner of the input pulse, which is nearly independent of risetime and threshold setting is described. This apparatus comprises means for comparing pulses with a threshold voltage; a capacitor to be charged at a certain rate when the input signal is one-third threshold voltage, and at a lower rate when the input signal is two-thirds threshold voltage; current-generating means for charging the capacitor; means for comparing voltage capacitor with a bias voltage; a flip-flop to be set when the input pulse reaches threshold voltage and reset when capacitor voltage reaches the bias voltage; and a clamping means for discharging the capacitor when the input signal returns below one-third threshold voltage.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {7}
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