Electron detachment in sulphur hexafluoride

1 September 1967

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 3 (9) , 410-411
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19670319

Abstract

Electron detachment in swarm conditions has been observed in SF₆ at an observed theshold of about Elp = 95V/cmtorr at a pressure of 5.2torr. The relevance of this process to various corona studies is discussed briefly.

Keywords

DETACHMENT
HEXAFLUORIDE
SULPHUR
95V/CMTORR
THESHOLD
5.2TORR
ELP
SF6
CORONA
SWARM