This invention relates to an active quench circuit for an avalanche current device, and more particularly to such a quench circuit which utilizes the slow turn-off speed of a current amplifier to generate a quenching voltage after the avalanche current has subsided.
The shortest era in geological time is the Cenozoic Era, the current era.It started 65.5 million years ago with the K-T extinction event. List from longest to shortest. Paleoproterzoic (2,500 - 1,600 ma) - 900 million years. Mesoproterzoic (1,600 - 1,000 ma) - 600 million years.he shortest era in geological time is the Cenozoic Era, the current era.
CenÂ·oÂ·zoÂ·ic. The most recent era of geologic time, from about 65 million years ago to the present. The Cenozoic Era is characterized by the formation of modern continents and the diversification of mammals and plants. See Chart at geologic time.eâ¢noâ¢zoâ¢ic. 1. noting or pertaining to the present era, beginning 65 million years ago, characterized by the ascendancy of mammals. See geologic time. 2. the Cenozoic Era or group of systems.