Performance of Non-Delay-Line Constant-Fraction Discriminator Timing Circuits

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 1169-1175

  Binkley, David M ^a  

^a CTI PET Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT FRACTION DISCRIMINATION; NONDELAY LINE; TIMING RESOLUTION; TIMING SIGNAL UNDERDRIVE; ZERO CROSSING SLOPE;

ATTENUATION; DELAY CIRCUITS; HIGH PASS FILTERS; LOW PASS FILTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

DISCRIMINATORS;

EID: 0028494249     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.322878     Document Type: Article

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