Electronic read-out circuits for pixilated/resistive charge detectors
US7791018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J49/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for measuring charges deposited on resistive and/or pixilated electrodes are described. The system includes a Time-of-Flight (TOF) detector with precise timing information provided by a discriminator implemented as a combination of a leading edge discriminator and a constant fraction discriminator. The discriminator initiates acquisition of the peak amplitude for accurate TOF measurements substantially independent of the signal amplitude at the input of the discriminator. The disclosed charge detection electronics has applications for space-based experiments.
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