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- Title
A Modified Paschen Law for the Initiation of a DC Glow Discharge in Inert Gases.
- Authors
Lisovskiı, V. A.; Yakovin, S. D.
- Abstract
Breakdown of inert gases in a homogeneous dc electric field is studied experimentally and theoretically at various distances L between the electrodes and radii R of the discharge tubes. It is shown that, for arbitrary geometric dimensions of the discharge chamber and cathode materials, the ratio of the breakdown electric field strength to the gas pressure holds constant at the breakdown curve minimum. A modified Paschen law is obtained, according to which the breakdown voltage is a function of both the product of the gas pressure by the distance L and the ratio L/R.
- Subjects
GLOW discharges; NOBLE gases
- Publication
Technical Physics, 2000, Vol 45, Issue 6, p727
- ISSN
1063-7842
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/1.1259709