“Barkhausen”

The following 2 entries include the term Barkhausen.

Barkhausen effect

noun

: the series of abrupt changes or jumps in the magnetization of a substance when the magnetizing field is gradually altered

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Barkhausen-Kurz oscillation

noun

: ultrahigh-frequency oscillation produced in a triode oscillator by means of a positively biased grid that causes the cathode electrons passing through it to oscillate at a frequency characteristic of the tube and applied voltages

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