Technique for measurement of fast exponentially-decaying signals

1 April 1981

journal article
Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments

Vol. 52 (4), 607-608
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1136645

Abstract

An accurate yet inexpensive technique for measuring time constants of fast exponentially-decaying signals is described. Two discriminators are set at different levels and the difference between the corresponding triggering times gives the time constant.

Keywords

EXPONENTIAL DECAY
CALIBRATION
DATA
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ENGINEERING
SIGNALS
TIME CONSTANT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
DESIGN
INFORMATION

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