DocumentCode
1315051
Title
Ionization of a gas by radiation from a discharge
Author
Penney, W.Gaylord ; Voshall, E.Roy
Author_Institution
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Volume
81
Issue
6
fYear
1963
Firstpage
398
Lastpage
403
Abstract
Measurements of ionization of a gas by radiation from the positive column of a glow discharge indicated that ionizing radiation is produced primarily by collision processes rather than by recombination. The ratio of ions produced by radiation to ions produced in the discharge is plotted as a function of distance from the discharge for oxygen, nitrogen, and air. Application of these data to the initiation of positive corona can account for the observed corona starting voltage.
Keywords
Current measurement; Discharges (electric); Electrodes; Ionization; Mercury (metals); Nitrogen;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-2452
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCE.1963.6591367
Filename
6591367
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