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photogains

photogains is the plural of photogain.

Meaning of photogain

Noun

photogain (plural photogains)

  1. The gain (multiplication factor) of a photodetector or photomultiplier
    • At a reverse bias of 3V, we achieve avalanche multiplication, with 0.37A/W responsivity and avalanche photogain~2.2015, Ilya Goykhman, Ugo Sassi, Boris Desiatov, Noa Mazurski, Silvia Milana, Domenico de Fazio, Anna Eiden, Jacob Khurgin, Joseph Shappir, Uriel Levy, Andrea C. Ferrari, “On-chip integrated...

Questions about photogains

What is photogains the plural of?
Photogains is the plural of photogain.

Words near photogains in the dictionary

  1. photofunctionalizations
  2. photofunctionalize
  3. photofunctionalized
  4. photog
  5. photogain
  6. photogains
  7. photogalvanic
  8. photogalvanographic
  9. photogalvanography
  10. photoganda
  11. photogastroscope

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