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electron avalanche

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electron avalanche [i′lek‚trän ′av·ə‚lanch]
(electronics)


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Chapters are in sections on IR detection performance criteria, IR detector materials, intrinsic direct bandgap semiconductors, HgCdTe as the material of choice for tactical systems, uncooled detection, HgCdTe electron avalanche photodiodes, and future HgCdTe developments.
Then, the process quickly sparks an electron avalanche vaporizing everything within the laser spot.
3 million contract to develop and demonstrate a new near-mid wavelength infrared active detection receiver system based on the company's unique Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HgCdTe) electron avalanche photodiode (e-APD) focal plane array (FPA) technology.
 
 
 
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