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Calculation of the minimum breakdown voltage of inert gases in static fields

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Using the analytical expression for the maximum ionization coefficient of the inert gases ηmax = 0.325 1/Vi (Vi is the ionization potential of the atom) a more precise expression is obtained for the minimum breakdown voltage of inert gases as a function of the γ-processes at the cathode:

$$\left( {Us} \right)_{\min } = 3.08 V_i ln\left( {\frac{1}{\gamma } + 1} \right)$$

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    V. B. Bolotin

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The author thanks Professor L. M. Sverdlov for useful discussions.

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Bolotin, V.B. Calculation of the minimum breakdown voltage of inert gases in static fields. Soviet Physics Journal 11, 76–80 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00822472

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