Townsend avalanche
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The Townsend avalanche is a gas ionization process in which free electrons accelerate under an electric field and trigger a chain reaction of further ionizations, forming the basis of operation for many gaseous particle detectors.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16719881 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Townsend avalanche Context triple: [Geiger–Müller tube, usesPrinciple, Townsend avalanche]
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Avalanche
"Avalanche" is an album by the indie rock band Some Velvet Sidewalk, known for its lo-fi, experimental sound within the early 1990s underground music scene.
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B.
Avalanche
Avalanche is the codename for Operation Avalanche, the Allied invasion of mainland Italy during World War II that began with the Salerno landings in September 1943.
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C.
Avalanche
Avalanche is a decentralized smart contracts platform and blockchain network known for its high throughput, low latency, and support for multiple interoperable subnets.
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D.
Avalanche
Avalanche is a steel bobsled roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, known for its twisting, trackless-style course that simulates an Olympic bobsleigh run.
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Avalanche and Blizzard
Avalanche and Blizzard are the high-performance and efficiency CPU core designs, respectively, used in Apple's second-generation M2 system-on-a-chip.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Townsend avalanche Target entity description: The Townsend avalanche is a gas ionization process in which free electrons accelerate under an electric field and trigger a chain reaction of further ionizations, forming the basis of operation for many gaseous particle detectors.
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A.
Avalanche
"Avalanche" is an album by the indie rock band Some Velvet Sidewalk, known for its lo-fi, experimental sound within the early 1990s underground music scene.
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B.
Avalanche
Avalanche is the codename for Operation Avalanche, the Allied invasion of mainland Italy during World War II that began with the Salerno landings in September 1943.
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C.
Avalanche
Avalanche is a decentralized smart contracts platform and blockchain network known for its high throughput, low latency, and support for multiple interoperable subnets.
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D.
Avalanche
Avalanche is a steel bobsled roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, known for its twisting, trackless-style course that simulates an Olympic bobsleigh run.
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E.
Avalanche and Blizzard
Avalanche and Blizzard are the high-performance and efficiency CPU core designs, respectively, used in Apple's second-generation M2 system-on-a-chip.
- F. None of above. chosen
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