Raether limit
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title:
Raether limit
text:
The Raether limit is the physical limiting value of the multiplication factor (M) or gas gain in an ionization avalanche process. Even though, theoretically, it seems as if M can increase without limit (exponentially), physically, it is limited to about M < 10⁸ or αx < 20. Heinz Raether postulated that this was due to the effect of the space charge on the electric field. The multiplication factor or gas gain is of fundamental importance for the operation of the proportional counter and Geiger co
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Maximum possible gain in a Townsend avalanche
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raether_limit
date created:
2007-02-22T00:14:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T06:09:06Z
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