DocumentCode
804836
Title
A Quadratic Pulse Height Analyzer for Space Applications
Author
Burtis, D.W. ; Aalami, D. ; Evelyn-Veere, R.H. ; Sarkady, A.A.
Author_Institution
Time-Zero Corporation Torrance, California 90503
Volume
19
Issue
1
fYear
1972
Firstpage
613
Lastpage
617
Abstract
A flight-worthy pulse height analyzer that has a quadratic transfer function is described. This quadratic function permits optimum usage of the entire PHA dynamic range due to the quadratic nature of the gamma ray spectrometer´s resolution vs. energy. After the theoretical design discussion, the implementation of the design is examined and test results described. The analyzer is part of the University of New Hampshire Gamma Ray Monitor for OSO-H.
Keywords
Data analysis; Dynamic range; Energy loss; Energy resolution; Monitoring; Signal analysis; Spectroscopy; Telemetry; Testing; Transfer functions;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1972.4326566
Filename
4326566
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