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Avalanche
The cumulative process in which charged
particles accelerated
by an electric field produce additional charged particles through
collision with natural gas molecules or atoms. See
Townsend ionization coefficient.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
