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Term: saturation current
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Definition: the current in a device when further increase in voltage produces practically no increase in current.

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1) In an ionization chamber: the electric current which results when the applied potential is sufficient to collect practically all ions.
2) In an X-ray tube: the electric current in the tube when practically all emitted electrons reach the anode.


Publication date:1983-01
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