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The measure of closeness in shape between a waveform and it's fundamental component.
Industry:Energy
The ratio of available energy per pound; usually used to compare storage batteries.
Industry:Energy
The trapping of light by refraction and reflection at critical angles inside a semiconductor device so that it cannot escape the device and must be eventually absorbed by the semiconductor.
Industry:Energy
The energy represented by an electron in the band model of a substance.
Industry:Energy
The growth of one crystal on the surface of another crystal. The growth of the deposited crystal is oriented by the lattice structure of the original crystal.
Industry:Energy
An electromagnetic device that changes the voltage of alternating current electricity.
Industry:Energy
The two times of the year when the sun crosses the equator and night and day are of equal length; usually occurs on March 21st (spring equinox) and September 23 (fall equinox).
Industry:Energy
Quantum mechanical concept whereby an electron is found on the opposite side of an insulating barrier without having passed through or around the barrier.
Industry:Energy
Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range of 4 to 400 nanometers.
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