Electronic Signal Processing AF U(t h(f) t) u(t Noise floor fo Improved fo f Signal/Noise ratio The output signal shape is determined, for each application, by the following parameters Input signal shape(characteristic of detector Filter(amplifier-shaper) characteristic The output signal shape is chosen such to satisfy the application requirements Time measurement Amplitude measurement Pile-up reduction Optimized signal-to-noise ratio Luciano musaBeijing, January 2008 Luciano Musa 10 Electronic Signal Processing F(f) U(f) f(t) f u(t) f h(f) f Noise floor f0 f0 Improved Signal/Noise Ratio The output signal shape is determined, for each application, by the following parameters: • Input signal shape (characteristic of detector) • Filter (amplifier-shaper) characteristic The output signal shape is chosen such to satisfy the application requirements: • Time measurement • Amplitude measurement • Pile-up reduction • Optimized Signal-to-noise ratio