Theory of microplasma fluctuations and noise in silicon diode in avalanche breakdown

A theory that explains physically the mechanism of microplasma switching from nonconducting to conducting state (turn-on process) and from conducting to nonconducting state (turn-off process) is presented. This theory describes the microplasma phenomenon in avalanche breakdown, and it provides relations between the microplasma properties (size, current density, and turn-on-off mechanism), noise properties (amplitude and wave form), and …