Sentences with phrase «in photoelectric»

Nickel plating for soldering in alloys is found in photoelectric cells, and storage batteries -(cadmium is also found in batteries).

The most famous one, which won Albert Einstein the Nobel Prize, is the quantization of the photon energy in the photoelectric effect — the observation that many metals emit electrons when light shines upon them.

Not exact matches

In addition, he also explained the photoelectric effect (for which he won the Nobel Prize) and the physics of diffusion.

No matter how complex your requirements, SICK photoelectric sensors are the reliable solution for a wide and demanding range of applications in which a whole variety of challenges have to be faced.

BEST: Install two types of working smoke alarms in your home: ionization and photoelectric alarms.

It is important to make sure that there are both ionization AND photoelectric smoke alarms in the house, or a dual - sensor smoke alarm which contains both.

Einstein explained the so - called photoelectric effect by asserting that light, which was known to flow in continuous waves, could also be regarded as sputtering along in discrete particles, or quanta.

We giggled when a low - energy dancer had to be carried off stage by others in a pithy nod at the photoelectric effect.

And physicists have turned down the light source in Young's experiment to the point where individual photons pass through the experimental set - up one at a time and hit a photoelectric detector put in place of the second screen.

His successful theory of the photoelectric effect was a key step in establishing the correctness of quantum mechanics.

Two years later, Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics, not for general relativity, but for his discovery of the photoelectric effect.

From downtown Munich to the fields of Bavaria, those panels exploited the photoelectric effect (in which light expels electrons to create an electric current) to crank out the equivalent of 16 nuclear power plants operating at full capacity.

Albert Einstein already explained the «photoelectric effect» in 1905: light transfers energy to an electron, removing it from the metal.

The resulting cycle, called the photoelectric instability (PeI), can work in tandem with other forces to create some of the features astronomers have previously associated with planets in debris disks.

Ultraviolet radiation is detected by photographic plates and by means of the photoelectric effect in photomultiplier tubes.

The success of the photoelectric photometry of asteroids with the buoyant interest in visual work encouraged Council to create a new Section so, in June 1984, the Minor Planets Section was formed with Andrew Hollis as Director and Richard Miles as Assistant Director.

A skillful visual observer he was one of the pioneering few during the 80's in applying photoelectric photometry to the study of stars, asteroids and planetary satellites.

The photoelectric work of the Section has enabled us to provide data for the catalogue of asteroid rotation periods held at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena and at Uppsalla Observatory.

While he worked throughout his life in drawing, painting, and graphics, he began exploring new technologies in the»60s, creating electronic sculptures in which photoelectric cells activated sound and light with the movements of spectators.

There are also solar panels in the research and testing phase that can break water down into hydrogen and oxygen via photoelectric synthesis and do so at extraordinary efficiency levels.

The photoelectric effect has no relevance for CO2 interaction with IR photons in the atmosphere.

Einstein won a noble prize in 1921 for describing why you can't do it using the photoelectric effect.

Just know that there are two types of smoke detectors and consider getting a photoelectric as these in most cases will provide adequate early warning while the ionic may not even go off.

Ionization sensors respond slightly quicker to fast - burning fires, while photoelectric sensors are faster at detecting smoldering fires (the more common type in homes).

Available in a $ 120 hard - wired model and a $ 110 battery - powered version, the First Alert alarm uses photoelectric sensors to catch both fast and slow moving fires.

Measuring a fraction of the size of a traditional smoke alarm, the First Alert P1010 Micro Photoelectric Smoke Alarm with 10 - Year Battery delivers ultra-reliable smoke detection in a sleek, compact design.

The First Alert P1010 Photoelectric Smoke Alarm features a built - in 10 - year lithium battery that provides continuous power for the life of the detector.

Based on the results of this test series, IoPhic based smoke and fire alarms are observed to have nominally equivalent nuisance alarm immunity to photoelectric smoke alarms in kitchen scenarios, and are more resistant to nuisance sources near bathrooms than photoelectric smoke alarms.

The Nest Protect, for example, uses a photoelectric split - spectrum sensor that is considered superior to the ionization sensor used in many older devices and which is more prone to false alarms.

Consider using dual sensor carbon monoxide alarms which contain both ionization and photoelectric technology in one alarm.

The home - inspectors group cited a Texas A&M University risk analysis that found that in smoldering - ignition fires, the probability of fatality because of alarm failure was 55.8 percent for ionization versus 4.06 percent for photoelectric.