field quenching

field quenching

[′fēld ‚kwench·iŋ] (metallurgy) The quench cooling and tempering of a heated metal object at the site of construction or operation by using portable equipment rather than fixed manufacturing facilities. (solid-state physics) Decrease in the emission of light of a phosphor excited by ultraviolet radiation, x-rays, alpha particles, or cathode rays when an electric field is simultaneously applied.