pulse height analyzer
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pulse height an·a·lyz·er
electronic circuitry that determines the energy of scintillations recorded by a detector, allowing use of a discriminator to select for photons of a specific type.
pulse height analyzer
a device that accepts or rejects electronic pulses according to their amplitude or energy, commonly used to select certain gamma radiation energies.
pulse height an·a·ly·zer
(pŭls hīt an'ă-līz-ĕr)Electronic circuitry that determines the energy of scintillations recorded by a detector, allowing use of a discriminator to select for photons of a specific type.
pulse height analyzer
Abbreviation: PHAA circuit that differentiates between pulses of varying sizes. It is used in scintillation, blood cell, and particle counters.
See also: analyzer