avalanche effect

  • 1Avalanche effect — This article is about cryptography; for other meanings, see snowball effect and avalanche (disambiguation) .In cryptography, the avalanche effect refers to a desirable property of cryptographic algorithms, typically block ciphers and… …

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  • 2avalanche effect — ▪ physics       in physics, a sudden increase in the flow of an electrical current (electric current) through a nonconducting or semiconducting solid when a sufficiently strong electrical force is applied. The ability of most nonmetallic solids… …

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  • 3avalanche effect — griūtinis reiškinys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. avalanche effect; avalanche multiplication vok. Lawineneffekt, m; Trägermultiplikationseffekt, m rus. лавинный эффект, m pranc. effet d’avalanche, m …

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  • 4Avalanche effect — Der Lawinendurchbruch, auch Avalanche Durchbruch genannt, ist eine der drei Durchbruchsarten bei Halbleiterbauelementen. Unter einem Durchbruch eines p n Übergangs versteht man den steilen Anstieg des Stroms bei einer bestimmten Sperrspannung,… …

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  • 5Avalanche breakdown — is a phenomenon that can occur in both insulating and semiconducting materials. It is a form of electric current multiplication that can allow very large currents to flow within materials which are otherwise good insulators. Explanation Avalanche …

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  • 6Avalanche photodiode — Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are photodetectors that can be regarded as the semiconductor analog to photomultipliers. By applying a high reverse bias voltage (typically 100 200 V in silicon), APDs show an internal current gain effect (around 100) …

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  • 7Avalanche (disambiguation) — An avalanche is a cascade of snow down a slope.Groups and things that have been named after the avalanche include:Phenomena: *Rock avalanche *Avalanche breakdown, an electrical process *Avalanche effect, aka bit avalanche , a desirable property… …

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  • 8avalanche multiplication — griūtinis reiškinys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. avalanche effect; avalanche multiplication vok. Lawineneffekt, m; Trägermultiplikationseffekt, m rus. лавинный эффект, m pranc. effet d’avalanche, m …

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  • 9avalanche photodiode — (in semiconductors) photodiode that uses the avalanche effect to increase the strength of a photocurrent signal and enable fast light controlled switching operations, APD (Electronics) …

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  • 10Avalanche control — or avalanche defense activities aim at the elimination and reduction of hazard and damage resulting from avalanches. [http://geosurvey.state.co.us/Default.aspx?tabid=400 Mitigation and Land Use Avalanches ] , Colorado Geological Survey] There are …

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