Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1955
526 pages
978-0-08-057668-8 (ISBN)
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Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume VII
- Preface
- Chapter 1. The Physics of Semiconductor Materials
- I. Introduction
- II. Nature of Semiconductors
- III. Trends in Fundamental Properties
- IV. Impurity and Lattice Defect Centers
- V. Lifetime of Electron-Hole Pairs
- VI. Procedures for Determining Characteristic Properties of Semiconductors
- VII. Current Information on Familiar Semiconductor Materials
- References
- Chapter 2. Theory of the Electrical Properties of Germanium and Silicon
- I. Properties of Energy Bands
- II. Motion of Electrons in External Fields
- III. Properties of Localized States in Semiconductors
- IV. Statistical Mechanics of Semiconductors
- V. Theory of Transport Properties of Semiconductors
- VI. Mechanisms of Scattering
- VII. Optical Properties
- References
- Chapter 3. Characteristic Energy Losses of Electrons in Solids
- I. Introduction
- II. Instrumentation and Experimental Methods
- III. Experimental Results
- IV. Qualitative Interpretations
- V. Theoretical Problem
- References
- Chapter 4. Sputtering by Ion Bombardment
- I. Introduction and Survey
- II. Measuring Methods
- III. Results of Sputtering Measurements
- IV. Sputtering Theories
- References
- Chapter 5. Observational Radio Astronomy
- I. Introduction
- II. A Summary of Radio-Astronomical Results
- III. The Measurement of Extraterrestrial Radiation at Radio Wavelengths
- IV. The Struggle for Resolving Power
- V. The Significance of Radio Observations in Astronomy
- References
- Chapter 6. Analog Computers
- I. Introduction
- II. Analog Components
- III. Electronic Analog Computer Systems
- IV. Uses of Computers
- References
- Chapter 7. Electrical Discharge in Gases and Modern Electronics
- I. Generalities on Electrical Discharges in Gases
- II. Gas Discharge Breakdown in High Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields
- III. Microwave Methods for the Study of Gaseous Discharges
- IV. The Mechanism of Deionization"Electron Removal from a Plasma by Diffusion
- V. Mechanism of Deionization"Recombination of Electrons with Positive Ions
- VI. Attachment of Free Electrons"Formation of Negative Ions
- VII. Mobility of Positive Ions in Monatomic Gases"Formation of Molecular Ions in the Rare Gases
- VIII. Excitation and Ionization Processes in Decaying Gas Discharge Plasma
- IX. Temperature Determination of an Electron Gas in Gaseous Discharge Plasmas
- X. Microwave Propagation Effects in Gaseous Discharge Plasmas"Applications to the Study of Gaseous Discharge Phenomena
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
