Time

Description

Event time-tagging is a technique used to associate a precise timestamp with each event or occurrence of interest in an experiment or measurement system. It provides accurate timing information, allowing researchers to analyze the temporal relationships between events and precisely measure event durations.

• TDC (Time-to-Digital Converter) is a specific type of electronic circuit, that involves specific FPGA hardware sub-components, to measure the time interval between two events. TDCs are commonly used for high-resolution timing measurements and event time-stamping. Sci-Compiler include a 500 ps resolution TDC component.

• Timers are electronic circuits or devices that measure elapsed time or time intervals. They provide a reference for precise timing measurements and often have high-resolution capabilities to capture small time intervals accurately. Timers can be used in various applications, including event synchronization, pulse generation.

• ToT (Time-over-Threshold) is a technique used to measure the duration or width of an event or signal pulse. It involves comparing the signal amplitude to a predefined threshold level and measuring the time during which the signal remains above that threshold. ToT measurements are commonly used in particle physics, radiation detection, and other applications that involve analyzing pulse durations or time-related characteristics.

• ToF (Time-of-flight) is a technique used to measure the time it takes for an object, particle, or signal to travel a certain distance. It is commonly used in particle physics, radiation detection, and other applications that involve analyzing the time-related characteristics of particles or signals. Sci-Compiler can calculate with ns resolution the time of flight of particles in a detector and create in real-time a ToF histogram.

• Digital CFD : Constant Fraction Discriminator (CFD) is a technique used to measure the time at which a signal pulse reaches a certain fraction of its peak amplitude. It is commonly used in particle physics, radiation detection, and other applications that involve analyzing the time-related characteristics of particles or signals. Sci-Compiler can overcome the limitations of ADC sampling speed and calculate the time-of-arrival of a signal with a resolution of ns or less.