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Experimental study of the processes accompanying argon breakdown in a long discharge tube at a reduced pressure

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Results are presented from experimental studies of the breakdown stage of a low-pressure discharge (1 and 5 Torr) in a glass tube the length of which (75 cm) is much larger than its diameter (2.8 cm). Breakdowns occurred under the action of positive voltage pulses with an amplitude of up to 9.4 kV and a characteristic rise time of 2–50 μs. The discharge current in the steady-state mode was 10–120 mA. The electrode voltage, discharge current, and radiation from the discharge gap were detected simultaneously. The dynamic breakdown voltage was measured, the prebreakdown ionization wave was recorded, and its velocity was determined. The dependence of the discharge parameters on the time interval between voltage pulses (the socalled “memory effect”) was analyzed. The memory effect manifests itself in a decrease or an increase in the breakdown voltage and a substantial decrease in its statistical scatter. The time interval between pulses in this case can reach 0.5 s. The effect of illumination of the discharge tube with a light source on the breakdown was studied. It is found that the irradiation of the anode region of the tube by radiation with wavelengths of ≤500 nm substantially reduces the dynamic breakdown voltage. Qualitative explanations of the obtained results are offered.

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    A. V. Meshchanov, Yu. Z. Ionikh, A. I. Shishpanov & S. A. Kalinin

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Original Russian Text © A.V. Meshchanov, Yu.Z. Ionikh, A.I. Shishpanov, S.A. Kalinin, 2016, published in Fizika Plazmy, 2016, Vol. 42, No. 10, pp. 936–948.

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Meshchanov, A.V., Ionikh, Y.Z., Shishpanov, A.I. et al. Experimental study of the processes accompanying argon breakdown in a long discharge tube at a reduced pressure. Plasma Phys. Rep. 42, 978–989 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X16100068

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