Reduction in maximum time uncertainty of paired time signals

Title: Reduction in maximum time uncertainty of paired time signals

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Reduction in the maximum time uncertainty (t.sub.max -t.sub.min) of a series of paired time signals t.sub.1 and t.sub.2 varying between two input terminals and representative of a series of single events where t.sub.1 .ltoreq.t.sub.2 and t.sub.1 +t.sub.2 equals a constant, is carried out with a circuit utilizing a combination of OR and AND gates as signal selecting means and one or more time delays to increase the minimum value (t.sub.min) of the first signal t.sub.1 closer to t.sub.max and thereby reduce the difference. The circuit may utilize a plurality of stages to reduce the uncertainty by factors of 20-800.

Inventors:

Theodosiou, George E ^[1]; Dawson, John W ^[2]

West Chicago, IL
Clarendon Hills, IL

Issue Date:: 1983-01-01

Research Org.:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL

OSTI Identifier:: 864723

Patent Number(s):: 4408297

Assignee:: Theodosiou, George E. (West Chicago, IL);Dawson, John W. (Clarendon Hills, IL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G04 - HOROLOGY G04F - TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

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G - PHYSICS G04 - HOROLOGY G04F - TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
G04F10/00 - Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by electric means {

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/1642 - {using a scintillation crystal and position sensing photodetector arrays, e.g. ANGER cameras}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-31109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: reduction; maximum; time; uncertainty; paired; signals; max; -t; series; varying; input; terminals; representative; single; events; ltoreq; equals; constant; carried; circuit; utilizing; combination; gates; signal; selecting; means; delays; increase; minimum; value; closer; reduce; difference; utilize; plurality; stages; factors; 20-800; time delays; input terminal; input terminals; time delay; single event; paired time; time uncertainty; time signals; maximum time; /702/250/377/968/

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  abstractNote = {Reduction in the maximum time uncertainty (t.sub.max -t.sub.min) of a series of paired time signals t.sub.1 and t.sub.2 varying between two input terminals and representative of a series of single events where t.sub.1 .ltoreq.t.sub.2 and t.sub.1 +t.sub.2 equals a constant, is carried out with a circuit utilizing a combination of OR and AND gates as signal selecting means and one or more time delays to increase the minimum value (t.sub.min) of the first signal t.sub.1 closer to t.sub.max and thereby reduce the difference. The circuit may utilize a plurality of stages to reduce the uncertainty by factors of 20-800.},

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