Determination of formative time of electrical breakdown in nitrogen-filled tube

The formative time in a nitrogen-filled tube at pressure of 1.3 mbar was determined using Laue distributions and histograms of the time delay of electrical breakdown. It was shown that using these methods the formative time can be determined when it is of the same order of magnitude as the statistical time delay. The obtained values are in good agreement with the values which were measured by memory oscilloscope.