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Scientific paper
May 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991sdum.nasa...36l&link_type=abstract
In NASA. Ames Research Center, Sand and Dust on Mars p 36 (SEE N91-27057 18-91)
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Atmospheric Pressure, Electric Potential, Electrical Faults, Electrostatics, Mars Atmosphere, Mars Surface, Paschen Series, Pressure Effects, Argon, Glow Discharges, Mars (Planet), Neon
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Paschen's Law as illustrated by Paschen curves for various gases shows that the minimum breakdown voltage for gases for breakdown distances of interest, i.e., 1 to 1000 mm is at or near the surface pressure on Mars. This means that the physics of many electrostatic processes is markedly different on Mars than on Earth. The primary effect is that voltage potentials above 100 volts are subject to breakdown in the Martian atmosphere. Sharp electrodes, dusty atmospheric conditions, or other anomalies modify the breakdown voltage, usually causing lower breakdown voltages. Paschen's curves for most common pure gases were experimentally determined. A very small amount of mixing of different gases radically changes the curve as shown in the curve for neon plus 0.1 percent argon compared to either neon or argon. Paschen's curve for the exact composition of gases for Mars was not determined; thus, the breakdown voltages are not known. A second important effect is that the breakdown for most Martian cases is a glow discharge rather than a spark discharge. It would seem that simple measurements of breakdown manner and voltage should be included on a Mars lander vehicle.
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