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  Choosing the Right TAC

The following topics provide the information needed for selecting the right time-to-amplitude converter (TAC) for the task. The basic principles of operation are described, and the critical operating characteristics are delineated. The selection guide chart provides a quick reference to the major features of the full range of ORTEC models.

Timing with TACS

Adding Delays

A TAC Makes Coincidence Set-Ups Much Easier

Assigning Start and Stop Inputs for Lower Dead Time

Limiting the Counting Rate to Avoid Spectrum Distortion

When an MCS is a Better Choice than a TAC

Calibrating the Time Scale

Accounting and Correcting for Dead Time in the TAC and MCA

Selection Guide