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Never heard of this. More details required-- Light current 03:32, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
There are some google hits. Its apparently a 1960s invention with a semiconductor in a mag filed yeilding an oscillator somehow. But mustn't have caught on!-- Light current 20:01, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Also just looked in some 1970s electronics refs. Not a mention of oscillistor-- Light current 20:37, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
I think we need a bit more on this subject to avoid it being AfDd# -- Light current 00:10, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
from American Institute of Physics
A new magneto-oscillatory effect has been observed in the electron-hole plasma within a semiconductor. The plasma can be produced by such agents as contact injection and optical or thermal excitation of minority carriers. When the semiconductor specimen is subjected to an electric field (through suitable contacts) and a magnetic field, current oscillations can be detected across a series load resistance. This device has been termed the oscillistor to suggest a semiconductor oscillator. The experiments suggest that the oscillistor mechanism involves a magnetically induced interaction of the bulk plasma of electrons and holes with the exposed free surface areas of the specimen. ©1960 The American Institute of Physics -- Light current 22:47, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
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Never heard of this. More details required-- Light current 03:32, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
There are some google hits. Its apparently a 1960s invention with a semiconductor in a mag filed yeilding an oscillator somehow. But mustn't have caught on!-- Light current 20:01, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Also just looked in some 1970s electronics refs. Not a mention of oscillistor-- Light current 20:37, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
I think we need a bit more on this subject to avoid it being AfDd# -- Light current 00:10, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
from American Institute of Physics
A new magneto-oscillatory effect has been observed in the electron-hole plasma within a semiconductor. The plasma can be produced by such agents as contact injection and optical or thermal excitation of minority carriers. When the semiconductor specimen is subjected to an electric field (through suitable contacts) and a magnetic field, current oscillations can be detected across a series load resistance. This device has been termed the oscillistor to suggest a semiconductor oscillator. The experiments suggest that the oscillistor mechanism involves a magnetically induced interaction of the bulk plasma of electrons and holes with the exposed free surface areas of the specimen. ©1960 The American Institute of Physics -- Light current 22:47, 3 September 2006 (UTC)