Abstract:
Systems and methods can provide a fast and accurate way to measure conductivity and Hall effect, such that transient conductivities, transient carrier densities or transient mobilities can be measured on millisecond time scales, for example. The systems and methods can also reduce the minimum magnetic field needed to extract carrier density or mobility of a given sample, and reduce the minimum mobility that can be measured with a given magnetic field.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring a current density in a conductive material. The apparatus and method use an algorithm and an extension to the Fourier transform approach that allows transport currents to be treated accurately. Due to its speed, the resulting algorithm is ideally suited for high-resolution and high-throughput magnetic imaging of superconducting tape in real time.
Abstract:
A rapid method for determining electrical characteristics of SOI wafers whereby the silicon substrate acts as a gate and tungsten probes make a source and drain connection at the top silicon surface to form a point contact transistor. Drain current is measured as a function of gate voltage as gate voltage is swept from negative to positive values. The subthreshold voltage current characteristic exhibits a minimum drain current occurring close to zero gate voltage. The tungsten probe point contacts apparently are responding to both electron and hole conduction or simply intrinsic CMOS behavior. Using current voltage characteristics, estimates may be made of interface state density and oxide charge density. Analysis of the gate voltage shift for minimum drain current allows determination of threshold voltage shift due to radiation.
Abstract:
In an ion current detecting device for an internal combustion engine, an ion current detecting circuit for detecting an ion current produced when the gas mixture is burnt by spark discharges between the electrodes of a spark plug operates to mask the detection signal of the ion current for predetermined periods of time in the intervals in which noise pulses are produced in association with excitation and unexcitation of ignition coil. Hence, the noise pulses are eliminated from the detection signal, whereby it can be positively determined from the presence or absence of the detection signal whether or not the gas mixture has been burnt.
Abstract:
A method for measuring the density of a current during an electroplating process in an electroplating bath, wherein a voltage is measured by a voltmeter, positioned outside the bath, immediately between the outer surface of the item to be electroplated and the outer surface of an isolated metallic island.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an ion-controlled device for providing an electrical indication of a specific ion concentration in a fluid. An ion-sensitive membrane is placed over the junction of a gate controlled diode whose impedance is being measured. An external reference electrode is biased such that an inversion layer forms in the semiconductor material near the ion-sensitive membrane. Changes in the concentration of the unknown ion in fluid passing over the ion-sensitive membrane will affect the inversion layer in the gate controlled diode. The change in inversion layer will result in measurable changes in the diodes impedance.
Abstract:
A rotary electric field intensity measuring device comprising a grounded housing, an amplifier mounted within said housing and electrically connected to an external recording device, an electric motor mounted within said housing and having an output shaft, said motor being adapted to be connected to an external power source, a rotary grounded shielding conical electrode means having a rotary shaft connected to said output shaft of the motor for rotation therewith and alternating voltage inducing means and a shielded stationary conical electrode means secured to said housing within said shielding rotary electrode means in spaced relationship to the latter and having alternating voltage inducing means in cooperation with said alternating voltage inducing means of the rotary electrode means.
Abstract:
In an ion implantation apparatus, a structure for measuring the beam current at the target wherein a Faraday Cage is formed by walls adjacent to and electrically insulated from the target in combination with the target, means for biasing the target at a negative potential, means for biasing the walls at ground potential and means for measuring the target current and the wall current and for combining the two to provide an accurate beam current measurement.
Abstract:
The light output of a doubly pulsed laser is monitored by converting the two successive light pulses into corresponding electrical pulses and feeding the electrical pulses to a pair of parallel connected circuit channels. A first one of the circuit channels is conditioned to receive the first electrical pulse while a second one of the circuit channels is rendered immune to that pulse. The first electrical pulse charges a capacitor to a voltage proportional to the pulse amplitude and the voltage is displayed on a direct current voltmeter. The second circuit channel is conditioned to receive the second electrical pulse while the first circuit channel is rendered immune to that pulse. The second electrical pulse charges another capacitor to a voltage proportional to the pulse amplitude and the voltage is displayed on another meter. Both voltages are maintained for comparison with one another, after which the circuit channels may be reset to their initial condition for reception of the next set of electrical pulses.
Abstract:
A technique and apparatus for measuring a quantity in a field associated with the transport of energy in a medium by introducing a transducer bearing probe to the medium, employing an external active energy source and externally adjusting the energy transport between relatively fixed transducers on the probe, and controlling said energy source by way of a new quantity in the field detected after the probe disturbance to restore the field to its nondisturbed condition enabling a precise measurement to be made.