A pulse amplifier which, within the limits of its normal operating characteristics, has a constant gain for that portion of an input pulse that exceeds the threshold value and that produces no output for pulses whose amplitude is below the threshold.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533
(Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional))
on page 1535
Transformed and rewritten from PDF version (entry
http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/B00640.pdf)
by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic