Townsend characteristic

Townsend characteristic

[′tau̇n·zənd ‚kar·ik·tə‚ris·tik]

(electronics)

Current-voltage characteristic curve for a phototube at constant illumination and at voltages below that at which a glow discharge occurs.

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