pulse height analyzer
- noun
- /pʌls haɪt əˈnaɪlə/
- Specialized
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analizador de altura de pulsos
- The pulse height analyzer was set to detect only signals above a certain threshold.
Examples
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Technicians adjusted the pulse height analyzer to improve the accuracy of particle detection.
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Modern nuclear laboratories typically use a pulse height analyzer to process and classify signal voltages.
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The pulse height analyzer is essential for measuring radiation.
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Researchers use a pulse height analyzer to analyze data.
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Modern nuclear laboratories typically use a pulse height analyzer to process and classify signal voltages.
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Technicians adjusted the pulse height analyzer to improve the accuracy of particle detection.
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The pulse height analyzer was set to detect only signals above a certain threshold.
Synonyms
An electronic device that lets only short bursts of electricity of a certain strength pass
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituent words give clear clues: 'pulse' (an electrical signal), 'height' (a measure of magnitude) and 'analyzer' (a device that examines something), so a learner could infer it is a device that examines the magnitude of pulses. However, the use of 'height' in a technical, metaphorical sense and the precise function (e.g. selecting pulses of a predetermined height) are domain-specific and not fully predictable for an average B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
The term pulse height analyzer comes from its parts: a pulse is a short electrical signal, height is the signal's size, and an analyzer is a machine that measures and chooses; imagine a gate that only lets the tallest pulses through. So the name means 'a device that measures pulse size and lets through only signals above a chosen level'.
