EP 0939970 A4 20000412 - MULTI-ANODE TIME TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
Title (en)
MULTI-ANODE TIME TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
Title (de)
MEHRANODEN ZEIT-DIGITALUMSETZER
Title (fr)
CONVERTISSEUR DU TEMPS EN DONNEES NUMERIQUES, A ANODES MULTIPLES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9720766 W 19971114
- US 75150996 A 19961115
- US 81489897 A 19970312
- US 81837697 A 19970314
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9821742A1] An apparatus (82) for extending the dynamic range of a data acquisition. Multiple anode detectors (80) and microchannel plates (83) are used to increase the dynamic range of a time-to-digital converter (82). Multiple anodes (80) determine characteristics of a signal without distortion which normally occurs with large signals, or obscuring by noise which normally occurs with small signals. The data from the multi-anode detectors (80) can be summed during selectable time frames (100, 102) and made multiple bit words.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G01N 27/62 (2006.01); H01J 49/02 (2006.01); H01J 49/06 (2006.01); H01J 49/40 (2006.01); H01J 49/42 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G04F 10/00 (2013.01); G04F 10/005 (2013.01); H01J 49/025 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5166521 A 19921124 - HAYASHI SHIGEKI [JP], et al
- [A] FESTA, SELLEM: "AMultistop Time-to-Digital Converter", NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS, vol. 188, 1981, pages 99 - 104, XP000872261
- See references of WO 9821742A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9821742 A1 19980522; AU 7181898 A 19980603; EP 0939970 A1 19990908; EP 0939970 A4 20000412; JP 2001504265 A 20010327
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9720766 W 19971114; AU 7181898 A 19971114; EP 97949425 A 19971114; JP 52283798 A 19971114