- electron multiplier
- noun Date: 1936 a device utilizing secondary emission of electrons for amplifying a current of electrons
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electron multiplier
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electron multiplier — n. a device that amplifies a stream of electrons by causing it to strike electrodes at successively higher potentials: secondary electrons produced at each electrode increase the quantity of electrons in the stream … English World dictionary
Electron multiplier — Continuous dynode electron multiplier An electron multiplier is a vacuum tube structure that multiplies incident charges.[1] In a process called secondary emission, a single electron can, when bombarded on secondary emissive material, induce… … Wikipedia
electron multiplier — noun a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons • Hypernyms: ↑tube, ↑vacuum tube, ↑thermionic vacuum tube, ↑thermionic tube, ↑electron tube, ↑thermionic valve * * * noun also … Useful english dictionary
electron multiplier tube — elektroninis daugintuvas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Vakuuminis elektroninis įtaisas elektronų srautui didinti naudojant antrinės elektronų emisijos reiškinį. atitikmenys: angl. electron multiplier tube;… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
electron multiplier tube — elektroninis daugintuvas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. electron multiplier tube vok. elektronischer Vervielfacher, m; Elektronvervielfachungsröhre, f rus. умножитель электронов, m; электронный умножитель, m pranc. multiplicateur… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
electron multiplier tube — noun see electron multiplier … Useful english dictionary
electron multiplier — Electronics. a vacuum tube containing a number of dynodes that serve to amplify the flow of electrons from the cathode by means of secondary emission. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
electron multiplier — elec′tron mul tiplier n. elo elm a vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from the cathode is amplified by secondary emission • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
Gas Electron Multiplier — The Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) is a type of gaseous ionization detector used in nuclear and particle physics and radiation detection. All gaseous ionization detectors are able to collect the electrons released by ionizing radiation, guiding… … Wikipedia
parallel plate electron multiplier — elektroninis daugintuvas su lygiagrečiais dinodais statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. parallel plate electron multiplier vok. Elektronenvervielfacher mit Parallelplatten, m rus. электронный умножитель с параллельными динодами,… … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
