The Dielectric Breakdown of Gases at Low Pressure

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Jan 1978

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Volume 358, Issue 1694, pp. 385-403

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The Townsend theory of dielectric breakdown of gases does not apply at low gas density, where the mean free path of electrons may be of the order of the dimensions of the discharge chamber. An alternative model of breakdown for this region between true gas breakdown and vacuum was presented recently, and shown to apply in the case of mercury vapour. The mathematical model has been extended to lower pressures than previously, and now includes an analysis of possible secondary mechanisms. The theoretical section is complemented by experimental work, again at lower pressures and for a different gas, namely argon. It is shown that the alternative model of breakdown still applies at the lower gas pressures.

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