See also: [[Current Mode Operation]] _____ # Pulse Mode Operation Motivation: review for the [[Flash Radiography]] project Pulse mode operation is a type of radiation detection mode for radiation detectors that generates a small voltage signal across an RC circuit. The pulse height measured from the amount of charge generated from the radiation event is measured as: $ V = \frac{Q}{C} $ Where: - $Q$ is the charge created from one radiation event inside the detector - $C$ is the capacitance (which is almost always fixed based on the detector) of the equivalent load circuit. The output these detectors therefore is a series of individual signal pulses, which provide information on a single quantum radiation event. This circuit design also allows for a time constant $\tau = RC$ to be made, which is useful for detector [[Dead Time|dead time]] quantification.