Discharge processes in Gases
Electron production
- α- action
- collisional ionization of electron and atom.
- N=n0exp(αd) α:collisional ionization coefficient
- γ- action
- electron releasing process from surface of cathode
- N=γn0
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Townsend 理論
- Applied to low pressure and short gap size
- disregard the space charge effect
Streamer理論
- regarding the space charge effect of plus ions.
- Electrons make avalanche in the direction of the plus ion cloud
- When(the field caused by plus ion) = (Applied field), electron avalanche converts to streamer.