Email this article Estimating the Precision of a Leading-Edge Discriminator with Amplitude Correction
- Authors: Bespal’ko V.1, Burak I.1, Salmins K.2
-
Affiliations:
- Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
- Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
- Issue: Vol 62, No 6 (2019)
- Pages: 788-793
- Section: Electronics and Radio Engineering
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0020-4412/article/view/160960
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020441219060022
- ID: 160960
Cite item
Open Access
Access granted
Subscription Access
Abstract
Abstract—The formation of time stamps that are independent of the sensor output pulse amplitude in the domain of event timing is well-known problem. It is shown that the time-stamp accuracy (time walk) can be estimated using high-speed arbitrary-signal generators and general-purpose time meters with an uncertainty of the estimate of no worse than 0.2 ps. The efficiency of the technique is demonstrated for a leading-edge discriminator (LED). The proposed LED version combined with an amplitude meter and amplitude correction has a 17-ps time walk.
About the authors
V. Bespal’ko
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
Author for correspondence.
Email: bezpalko@edi.lv
Latvia, 14 Dzerbenes St., Riga, LV-1006
I. Burak
Institute of Electronics and Computer Science
Email: kalvis.salmins@lu.lv
Latvia, 14 Dzerbenes St., Riga, LV-1006
K. Salmins
Institute of Astronomy, University of Latvia
Author for correspondence.
Email: kalvis.salmins@lu.lv
Latvia, Raina boulevard, Riga, LV-1586
Supplementary files
