langmuir effect
1Langmuir probe — A Langmuir probe is a device named after Nobel Prize winning physicist Irving Langmuir, used to determine the electron temperature, electron density, and electric potential of a plasma. It works by inserting one or more electrodes into a plasma,… …
2Langmuir , Irving — (1881–1957) American chemist Langmuir, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, studied metallurgical engineering at the Columbia School of Mines, New York. He then went on to do postgraduate work under Walther Nernst at Göttingen, where he obtained… …
3Langmuir-Child-Gesetz — Kurzbeschreibung Das Raumladungsgesetz beschreibt den Zusammenhang zwischen Stromstärke und Spannung einer evakuierten Zweielektrodenanordnung bei raumladungsbegrenztem Betrieb (z. B. Röhrendiode mit Glühkathode). Es gilt , wobei I und U… …
4Ouzo effect — The ouzo effect during the preparation of absinthe. The ouzo effect (also louche effect and spontaneous emulsification) is a phenomenon observed when water is added to ouzo and other anise flavored liqueurs and spirits, such as pastis, raki, arak …
5Coriolis effect — For the psychophysical perception effect, see Coriolis effect (perception). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law …
6Hall effect thruster — In spacecraft propulsion, a Hall thruster is a type of ion thruster in which the propellant is accelerated by an electric field. Hall thrusters trap electrons in a magnetic field and then use the electrons to ionize propellant, efficiently… …
7Pathological science — Distinguish from the genuine medical related science called pathology. Pathological science is the process in science in which people are tricked into false results ... by subjective effects, wishful thinking or threshold interactions . [Irving… …
8Scientific phenomena named after people — This is a list of scientific phenomena and concepts named after people (eponymous phenomena). For other lists of eponyms, see eponym. NOTOC A* Abderhalden ninhydrin reaction Emil Abderhalden * Abney effect, Abney s law of additivity William de… …
9Plasma diagnostics — are experimental techniques used to measure properties of a plasma such as temperature and density. Langmuir probe Measurements with electric probes, called Langmuir probes, are the oldest and most often used procedures for low temperature… …
10Vincent Schaefer — Infobox Scientist name = Vincent Schaefer box width = image width =150px caption = Vincent Schaefer birth date = birth date|1906|07|04 birth place = death date = death date and age|1993|07|25|1906|07|04 death place = residence = citizenship =… …
