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Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in electrical breakdown in Ge

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Teitsworth, SW; Westervelt, RM; Haller, EE
Published in: Physical Review Letters
January 1, 1983
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Self-generated nonlinear oscillations and chaos are found in the conductance of liquid-He-cooled far-infrared photoconductors made from ultrapure Ge. Complex behavior includes a period-doubling cascade to chaotic oscillation with increasing applied electric field, quasiperiodic oscillation, frequency locking, and intermittent switching between modes of oscillation. A rate-equation model is presented which includes impurity impact ionization and space-charge injection. © 1983 The American Physical Society.

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Stephen W. Teitsworth
Author Stephen W. Teitsworth Physics

Published In

Physical Review Letters

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.825

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication Date

January 1, 1983

Volume

51

Issue

9

Start / End Page

825 / 828

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Teitsworth, S. W., Westervelt, R. M., & Haller, E. E. (1983). Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in electrical breakdown in Ge. Physical Review Letters, 51(9), 825–828. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.825
Teitsworth, S. W., R. M. Westervelt, and E. E. Haller. “Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in electrical breakdown in Ge.” Physical Review Letters 51, no. 9 (January 1, 1983): 825–28. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.825.
Teitsworth SW, Westervelt RM, Haller EE. Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in electrical breakdown in Ge. Physical Review Letters. 1983 Jan 1;51(9):825–8.
Teitsworth, S. W., et al. “Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in electrical breakdown in Ge.” Physical Review Letters, vol. 51, no. 9, Jan. 1983, pp. 825–28. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.825.
Teitsworth SW, Westervelt RM, Haller EE. Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in electrical breakdown in Ge. Physical Review Letters. 1983 Jan 1;51(9):825–828.

Published In

Physical Review Letters

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.825

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication Date

January 1, 1983

Volume

51

Issue

9

Start / End Page

825 / 828

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences