Amplifier Tutorials
Table # 3 Troubleshooting matrix
| Amplifier performance anomaly |
Symptom |
|
Excessive gain non-linearity |
Slice profile distortion |
|
Excessive phase non-linearity |
Slice profile distortion |
|
Excessive pulse tilt |
Slice profile distortion |
|
Excessive pulse overshoot |
Slice profile distortion |
|
Excessive rising/falling transition duration |
Slice profile distortion |
|
Excessive blanked noise output |
Low signal to noise ratio, noisy image |
|
Gain instability |
Image ghosting/shading |
|
Phase instability |
Image ghosting |
|
Spurious oscillation |
Image artifacts/streaking |
|
Low power output |
Inability to achieve desired flip angles, increased spatial distortion |
