Electronic Classifying, Cataloging, and Counting Systems

The determination of the distribution of a series of physical events according to magnitude is important in the study of the associated physical laws. Previous methods of determining this magnitude distribution were slow and cumbersome. Three new electronic systems which operate on events at a very high rate have been developed by the author while at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and these are described. The analyzers can be used to determine the magnitude distribution of any series of physical events, if the characteristic under observation can be translated into a proportional voltage pulse. Two applications are discussed, and the advantages of the analyzers over other systems are shown.