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shot noise

(Schottky noise) The random emission and velocity of electrons from a cathode, which was discovered by Walter Schottky. See Schottky.


shot noise [′shät ‚nȯiz]
(electronics)
Noise voltage developed in a thermionic tube because of the random variations in the number and the velocity of electrons emitted by the heated cathode; the effect causes sputtering or popping sounds in radio receivers and snow effects in television pictures. Also known as Schottky noise; shot effect.


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