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Gunn effect
[ guhn ]
/ gÊŒn /
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noun Physics, Electronics.
the onset of microwave oscillations in a thin slice of a semiconductor when a voltage exceeding a given value is applied across the slice.
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Origin of Gunn effect
Named after J. B. Gunn (1928–2006), British physicist, who discovered the effect in 1963
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Gunn effect
/ (ɡʌn) /
noun
a phenomenon observed in some semiconductors in which a steady electric field of magnitude greater than a threshold value generates electrical oscillations with microwave frequencies
Word Origin for Gunn effect
C20: named after John Battiscombe Gunn (1928–2008), British physicist
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