Dynamic pulse difference circuit
Abstract
A digital electronic circuit of especial use for subtracting background activity pulses in gamma spectrometry comprises an up-down counter connected to count up with signal-channel pulses and to count down with background-channel pulses. A detector responsive to the count position of the up-down counter provides a signal when the up-down counter has completed one scaling sequence cycle of counts in the up direction. In an alternate embodiment, a detector responsive to the count position of the up-down counter provides a signal upon overflow of the counter.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863141
- Patent Number(s):
- 4103148
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
- DOE Contract Number:
- E(45-1)-1857
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- dynamic; pulse; difference; circuit; digital; electronic; especial; subtracting; background; activity; pulses; gamma; spectrometry; comprises; up-down; counter; connected; count; signal-channel; background-channel; detector; responsive; position; provides; signal; completed; scaling; sequence; cycle; counts; direction; alternate; embodiment; overflow; channel pulse; electronic circuit; alternate embodiment; detector responsive; digital electronic; channel pulses; /377/250/
Citation Formats
Erickson, Gerald L. Dynamic pulse difference circuit. United States: N. p., 1978.
Web.
Erickson, Gerald L. Dynamic pulse difference circuit. United States.
Erickson, Gerald L. Sun .
"Dynamic pulse difference circuit". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863141.
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title = {Dynamic pulse difference circuit},
author = {Erickson, Gerald L},
abstractNote = {A digital electronic circuit of especial use for subtracting background activity pulses in gamma spectrometry comprises an up-down counter connected to count up with signal-channel pulses and to count down with background-channel pulses. A detector responsive to the count position of the up-down counter provides a signal when the up-down counter has completed one scaling sequence cycle of counts in the up direction. In an alternate embodiment, a detector responsive to the count position of the up-down counter provides a signal upon overflow of the counter.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1978},
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