An experimental method for measuring scintillation decay times of the order of nanoseconds is described. The method involves a repetitive time selection technique; i.e., in a sense, it is the electronic equivalent of the original Becquerel phosphoroscope. The complete circuitry is shown and some illustrative results are given.
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