Effect of gaseous impurities on the first townsend coefficient in hydrogen

ABSTRACT SEVERAL experimental determinations of α/_p_0 (ionizations/cm./mm. mercury at 0° C.) as a function of _E_/_p_0 (volts/cm./mm. mercury at 0° C.) have been made recently1–4 in

hydrogen under conditions of uniform static electric fields. These recent determinations agree to better than 10 per cent over the range 23 < _E_/_p_0 < 40, but they diverge quite

considerably from earlier measurements in the same range of _E_/_p_0 by both Ayres5 and Hale6. At larger values of _E_/_p_0 (> 40) the only recent measurements which have been published

are those of Rose1. These agree well with the corresponding values of Ayres, but still show poor agreement with the values obtained by Hale. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe

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