wheres = guru @xpoeure pate & = time between output pulses A,k = design perensters If the exror in reading time betwoen pulses (i.e. time bese) is At, then: e+ Mee k(t + a)® ae = bf (t + at)" @ ¢%} a= (ts a)" . e” (2.5) ¢" z For £t1, this formula reduces to the definition of differentials. t ge 2 nt : where: (2.8) ¢ fr = the relative error in gemme exposure rate due to 2 errors in the time measurement 4 = the relative tine measurement error For the Conrad I detector, n = -2, ands e & - ih (2.7) 8 In practice, at high-pulse-repetition sates, a number of pulses N over a period T wae used to read out the data. Hence, from equation 2.$; dc = mn +at)" = On)” * (e)" ics (t+ )® ~ (r)* where: (2.8) * ie ' ont. ST, bua eit At now includes all errors in reading the time interval T. 31

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