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Meaning of electron avalanche | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The process in which a number of free electrons in a transmission medium are subjected to strong acceleration by an electric field and subsequently collide with other atoms of the medium, thereby ionizing them and releasing additional electrons which further the process.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

electron beam electron capture electron capture detector electron carrier electron cloud electron configuration

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