EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF CURRENT LIMITING AND OSCILLATION IN CDS.

Abstract

The current limiting and oscillations which occur when low resistivity CdS is subjected to high level voltage pulses are experimentally investigated, and several theories proposed to explain the phenomena. The manufacture of the test samples and the design of a pulse generator utilizing a lumped element delay line and a silicon controlled rectifier are described. From the experimental results, a dependence of the frequency and amplitude of the oscillations on the applied voltage is shown. The theory which best explains the phenomena is found to be the transfer of electronic momentum. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607035

Entities

People

  • David R. Garner
  • Quentin A. Kuttenkuler

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Delay Lines
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Energy Systems
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Momentum
  • Oscillation
  • Power Converters
  • Pulse Generators
  • Rectifiers
  • Signal Generators
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
  • Waveform Generators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics