electron avalanche
electron avalanche · electron avalanches
The process in which a number of free electrons in a transmission medium are subjected…The process in which a number of free electrons in a transmission medium are subjected to strong acceleration by an electric field and subsequently collide with other atoms of the medium, thereby ionizing them and releasing additional electrons which further the process.
Meaning
1 sensesThe process in which a number of free electrons in a transmission medium are subjected to strong acceleration by an electric field and subsequently collide with other atoms of the medium, thereby ionizing them and releasing additional electrons which further the process.
Forms
plural: electron avalanches| Singular | electron avalanche |
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