Electronics for Radiation Measurements
Gad SHANI · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1995
VOLUME 1 Introduction Basic Electronic Concepts Elements Semiconducting Devices Diodes Transistors Field-Effect Transistors Tunnel Diodes Basic Transistor Circuits Bipolar Junction Transistors Field Effect Transistor Amplifiers Logical Circuits Logic Signals Definitions Preamplifiers Introduction Preamplifier Noise Analysis Basic Considerations Low Noise Preamplifiers Charge-Sensitive Preamplifiers Characteristics Frequency Dependence Current Preamplifier Voltage-Sensitive Preamplifier Monolithic Preamplifier Miscellaneous Preamplifiers References Amplifiers Introduction Pulse Shaping Basic Pulse Shaping Unipolar Pulse Shaping Bipolar Pulse Shaping Differentiation-Integration Pulse Shaping Filter Pulse Shaping Semi-Gaussian Pulse Shaping Transients and Short Pulses Differentiators' Cascade Response Integrators' Cascade Response Feedback Negative Feedback Parallel Feedback Single Transistor Amplifier Feedback Series Feedback Shunt Feedback Gain Stability Pole-Zero Cancellation Network Sum Effects Baseline Restorer Pileup Rejection Operational Amplifiers Differentiator Integrator Other Amplifiers Amplifier Coupling References Converters Analog-to-Digital Converter Types Development Digital-to-Analog Converters Time-to-Amplitude Converters Time-to-Digital Converters Other Converters References Index VOLUME 2 Discriminators General Considerations Integral Discriminator Timing Discriminator Differential Discriminator (Single-Channel Analyzer) References Scalers and Rate Meters Two-State Circuits Counting Systems Synchronous Counters Data Readout Rate Meters References Multichannel Analyzers (MCA) Introduction Memory Bistable Multivibrator Memory Circuits Single-Parameter Multichannel Analyzers Early Models CAMAC-Aided MCA Multiparameters Multichannel Analyzers Multiscaler Multiplexer References Constant-Fraction Timing Discriminators References Pulse Shape Discriminators Introduction Zero Crossing Other Methods References Photomultiplier Tube Voltage Divider References Auxiliary Circuits Timing Circuits Pulse Resolving Time Spectroscopy Pulse Shape Timing Coincidence Circuits Linear Gate Sample-and-Hold Circuits Pulse Stretcher References Data Acquisition CAMAC Basic Concepts CAMAC Systems FASTBUS Introduction to FASTBUS FASTBUS Applications Other Data Acquisition Systems References High-Voltage Supply Introduction Basic Methods for Direct Current Supply Full-Wave Power Supplies Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier Power Supplies Voltage-Multiple Power Supplies Regulated Power Supplies Shunt-Regulated Power Supplies Series-Regulated Power Supplies with Zener Reference Series-Regulated Power Supplies with Feedback High Voltage Supply Circuits References Transmission and Delay Lines Transmission Lines Delay Lines Index