Apparatus and method for measuring exponentially decreasing and increasing processes with counting systems with a restricted range of dynamics

Abstract

An apparatus for measuring an exponentially decreasing or an exponentially increasing process in accordance with an embodiment is provided, having a measuring window determining unit for determining a current measuring window, which defines a time range which is determined by from which first point in time on after exciting a signal source of a signal and up to which second point in time the signal is to be measured, further having a sensor for performing a current measurement of the signal precisely during the time range defined by the current measuring window, and an evaluating unit for determining a current measuring result of the current measurement. The measuring window determining unit is configured to determine the current measuring window in dependence on a previous measuring result of a previous measurement, the previous measurement having been performed precisely during a time range defined by a previous measuring window.

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