A monolithic, constant-fraction discriminator using distributed R-C delay line shaping

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1695-1699

  Simpson, M L ^a   Young, G R ^a   Jackson, R G ^b   Xu, M ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMING DISCRIMINATOR; CONSTANT FRACTION SHAPING; DISTRIBUTED R C DELAY LINE SHAPING; MONOLITHIC CONSTANT FRACTION DISCRIMINATOR; N WELL PROCESS; POLYSILICON; RELATIVISTIC HEAVY ION COLLIDER; SERPENTIVE LAYER; ZERO CROSSING DISCRIMINATOR;

CALORIMETERS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COLLIDING BEAM ACCELERATORS; ELECTRIC DELAY LINES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

DISCRIMINATORS;

EID: 0030173829     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.507173     Document Type: Article

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