Townsend avalanche
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Townsend avalanche — Taunsendo griūtis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Townsend avalanche vok. Townsend Lawine, f; Townsendsche Lawine, f rus. лавина Таунсенда, f; таунсендовская лавина, f pranc. avalanche de Townsend, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Townsend avalanche — A Townsend avalanche is a cascade reaction involving electrons in a region with a sufficiently high electric field. This reaction must also occur in a medium that can be ionized, such as air. It is exploited in devices such as Geiger counters and … Wikipedia
Townsend avalanche breakdown — Taunsendo griūtinis pramušimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Townsend avalanche breakdown vok. Townsendscher Lawinendurchschlag, m rus. лавинный пробой Таунсенда, m pranc. claquage par avalanche de Townsend, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Townsend avalanche — noun see avalanche I * * * /town zeuhnd/, Physics. avalanche (def. 3). [named after J. S. E. Townsend (1868 1957), Irish physicist] … Useful english dictionary
Townsend — is a surname of Yorkshire and Norfolk origin. In English its meaning is a topographic name indicating residence at the extremity of a city or burgh (from Middle English touun ‘village’, ‘hamlet’, ‘stead’ + ende ‘end’.) The name is first… … Wikipedia
avalanche de Townsend — Taunsendo griūtis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Townsend avalanche vok. Townsend Lawine, f; Townsendsche Lawine, f rus. лавина Таунсенда, f; таунсендовская лавина, f pranc. avalanche de Townsend, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
avalanche — /av euh lanch , lahnch /, n., v., avalanched, avalanching. n. 1. a large mass of snow, ice, etc., detached from a mountain slope and sliding or falling suddenly downward. 2. anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity: an… … Universalium
Townsend-Lawine — Taunsendo griūtis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Townsend avalanche vok. Townsend Lawine, f; Townsendsche Lawine, f rus. лавина Таунсенда, f; таунсендовская лавина, f pranc. avalanche de Townsend, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Townsend coefficient — The first Townsend coefficient ( α ), also known as first Townsend avalanche coefficient is a term used in an ionization process where there is a possibility of secondary ionization because the primary ionization electrons gain sufficient energy… … Wikipedia
Townsend ionization — avalanche i … Medical dictionary
