The Minimum Arcing Voltage in Helium
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- 1 October 1920
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 16 (4) , 282-289
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.16.282
Abstract
Helium Arc; Minimum Arcing Voltage.—The arc was stimulated by an intense thermionic current passed between electrodes in very pure helium. 20 volts was found to be a well-defined minimum voltage at which the arc will strike or break, although it may be maintained on voltages as low as 8 volts after having struck.Keywords
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