potential barrier
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandbarrier
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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barrier
noun[C]
uk/ˈbær.i.ər/us/ˈber.i.ɚ/
a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandbarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The electrons which enter the vacuum build apotentialbarrierthat prevents more electrons from leaving the plasma.
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However, in the similar problem of a particle moving around apotentialbarrier, there is only an essential spectrum.
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In the limiting case, this barrier coincides in height with thepotentialbarrierfor the electrons going away toward the anode.
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There was a great deal of variability in how the networks assessed the trial and this was a majorpotentialbarrier.
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The electrons which enter the vacuum build apotentialbarrierthat prevents other electrons from leaving the plasma.
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However, some ultra-fast electrons overcome thepotentialbarrierand eventually are lost in the numerical-damping region, that we introduced.
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If the ion is subject to apotentialbarrier, there will be more than one solution to (23).
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The interaction of negative ions in plasma dynamics modifies the sheath nature and creates apotentialbarrierfrom which the negative ions are reflected.
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The electrons which are blown-off into a vacuum, build apotentialbarrierthat prevents more electrons from leaving the plasma.
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In this case, the electrons arrive at the anode having overcome apotentialbarrier, which is no different from the near-anode barrier.
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For the majority of cases, the anode fall potential is negative, and electrons, in contrast to ions, arrive at the anode having overcome apotentialbarrier.
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In this paper, we extend their analysis somewhat, to address the issue of how many and exactly which ions are affected bypotentialbarriers originating from the centrifugal force.
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For example, clauses 1 to 4 will help to remove apotentialbarrierto widening share ownership.
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That is because any checks—no matter how mundane or minor they may appear—present apotentialbarrierto the voter.
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It is feared that older farmers are less able to envisage change, will be locked into continuing to farm, and will present apotentialbarrierto reform.
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The spectrometer consists out of a set of electrodes to create an electricalpotentialbarrier.
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These effects are modelled similarly to the rectangularpotentialbarrier.
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In an intense electric field, thepotentialbarrierof an atom (molecule) is distorted drastically.
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