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NPS channels and corresponding current pulses. (a) A long, single microchannel produces a single rectangular pulse according to the Coulter principle. (b) When a particle enters a widened node, the current returns to baseline. The overall signal of a particle transiting a single-node NPS device is a pair of rectangular pulses. (c) Modulating the width of an NPS channel allows for the encoding of more complex signals
