free electron

collocation in English

meaningsoffreeandelectron

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free
adjective
adverb
uk
/friː/us
/friː/
not limited ...
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electron
noun[C]
uk
/iˈlek.trɒn/us
/iˈlek.trɑːn/
an extremely small piece of matter with a negative ...
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(Definition offreeandelectronfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffree electron

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If thefreeelectronremains free after the collision, we speak of a free-free collision.
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Thefreeelectrondensity was calculated multiplying the atomic density of the element for its electron valence.
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Both in metals and in plasma the ionization of a bound electron state can occur either by afreeelectronimpact or by photon absorption.
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That is, afreeelectronaccepts a photon of the laser beam.
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The latter can be estimated to be small compared to thefreeelectroncurrent.
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However, there are also effects where the rapidly changingfreeelectrondensity due to field ionization plays the major role.
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We have taken for thefreeelectrondensity ne 1⁄4 1022 cm23.
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Thefreeelectroncomes from the 2 x side.
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The nearlyfreeelectronmodel characterizes the electrical proper ties of the target.
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The most obvious recombination process is the direct molecular recombination between a positive ion and afreeelectron.
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Consequently, the lossless nearlyfreeelectronmodel provides meaningless information at the lower frequencies.
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Collisional losses dominate the effects due to the nearlyfreeelectronmodel as the frequency is decreased below a critical frequency.
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