Range Resolution - Agilent Technologies 8719ES User Manual

Making Time Domain Measurements
Resolution

Range Resolution

Time domain range resolution is defined as the ability to locate a single response in time. If
only one response is present, range resolution is a measure of how closely you can pinpoint
the peak of that response. The range resolution is equal to the digital resolution of the
display, which is the time domain span divided by the number of points on the display. To
get the maximum range resolution, center the response on the display and reduce the time
domain span. The range resolution is always much finer than the response resolution (see
Figure 3-25).
Figure 3-25 Range Resolution of a Single Discontinuity
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