Title :
Low power shaper amplifier for the EOS TPC detector
Author :
Nakamura, M. ; Landis, D.A. ; Rai, G.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A shaper amplifier designed for low power and small size, which are important requisites for the equation of state (EOS) time projection chamber (TPC) detector, is described. The shaper amplifier produces a semi-Gaussian pulse with a peaking time of 210 ns. It dissipates less than 35 mW and has a gain of 4.5. A unique driver circuit capable of driving large capacitive loads and yet requiring low standby current is introduced
Keywords :
amplifiers; equations of state; nuclear electronics; position sensitive particle detectors; proportional counters; 210 ns; 35 mW; EOS TPC detector; capacitive loads; driver circuit; equation of state; low power; peaking time; semi-Gaussian pulse; shaper amplifier; small size; standby current; time projection chamber; Capacitance; Capacitors; Detectors; Driver circuits; Earth Observing System; Power amplifiers; Power dissipation; Preamplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Tail;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
