Simulation of localized barrier defects in resonant tunneling diodes /

a more predictable manner for airmass storms than in frontal

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stoneberg, Jason Neal, 1971-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:a more predictable manner for airmass storms than in frontal
an increasing trend in 43% of the cases, while it was
categorized according to the storms' generation mechanism and
coastline. The positive and negative CG flash rate changed in
correlated in 13 of 16 periods. This is consistent with
correlations were calculated for different combinations of
current conduction in this device are still not well
decreased in 83% of the storms.
decreased in all three cases. In the storms caused by the
decreasing in 57% of the storms. The positive CG flash rate
decreasing in 63% of the cases. The positive CG flash rate
defect potentials in the barriers on current in a simulation
divided into fifteen minute intervals through the storms.
exhibited consistent changes in the mean negative
expected peak to valley current ratios in real devices.
flash rate increased, while in the storms which moved
for 11 of the 13 periods. Both airmass and frontal storms
from over land to over water or vice versa. The data were
ground (CG) lightning in twenty-three storms as they moved
had an increasing trend in 25% of the cases, while it was
in four of the five cases. The positive CG flash rate
indicate that these defects could account for lower than
mechanism. This study attempts to ascertain the effects of
median first stroke peak current and mean multiplicity after
Much research has been devoted to understanding the resonant
multiplicity. The median first stroke peak current also
negative CG flash rate and first stroke peak current were
negatively correlated during the latter part of the storms
of a double barrier resonant tunneling diode. Results
offshore, the negative CG flash rates had a decreasing trend
passage of fronts, the negative CG flash rate was more
positively correlated during the early part of the storms and
previous findings. An unexpected result was that the
proposed defect assisted tunneling as a possible current
rate and the mean negative multiplicity were positively
remained the same in 12% of the cases. The negative CG flash
storms. In the single airmass storm which moved onshore, the
The data were then examined for trends in the CG flash rate,
the parameters before and after the storm crossed the
the storm crossed the coastline. Linear and logarithmic
This study examined the characteristics of the cloud-to-
tunneling diode in the last two decades, but some aspects of
understood. At Texas A&M University, Weichold, et al., have
variable. The negative CG flash rate for frontal storms had
which had less than 10% changes in the negative CG flash rate
Item Description:"Major subject: Electrical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 75 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.