Conduction currents in liquid hexane under DC and pulse conditions

The accurate measurement of electric breakdown strength in the liquid phase has become possible through the use of short pulse techniques, (1,2,3) and such methods of measurement are by now widely used. On the other hand, the measurements of conduction currents in insulating liquids have continued to rely upon d.c.,(2,4) presumably because of the experimental difficulties inherent in making accurate measurements of small currents under short pulse conditions.