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US 4,546,288 AGranted
Arrangements for Fast Readout of n stage arrays of gas discharge chambers
AssigneeTriumph-Adler Aktiengesellschaft bur Buro- und Informationstechnik
InventorsDieter Fischer, Karl-Heinz Vatterott
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Abstract
An n stage array of gas discharge chambers is divided into m groups of y stages each. Priming arrangements are provided whereby serial readout of the stages in each group can be accomplished simultaneously thereby increasing the speed of readout.
Claims5
Apparatus for fast readout of an n stage array of gas discharge chambers having m groups of y stages,
- said my stages comprising my interconnected gas chambers each bounded by an anode and a cathode,
- said gas chambers being adapted when primed by discharge of a preceding gas chamber to be discharged by voltage pulses of a magnitude insufficient to discharge unprimed gas chambers,
- multi phase lines for carrying trains of phase displaced voltage pulses totaling my pulses connected to said cathodes for sequentiaaly addressing said my cathodes, the number of stages y in each group being a multiple of said lines, and
- means for priming the first gas chamber in each of said groups whereby said groups are read out stage serially in parallel upon application of said voltage pulse trains.
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A method for addressing an array of gas discharge chambers having n stages comprising the steps of
- dividing said n stages into groups having an equal number of stages, and
- priming the first chamber in each of said groups and thereafter serially addressing the stages in each group for simultaneously reading out said groups in parallel.
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