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Electronegative Gases

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Electrical Breakdown and Discharges in Gases

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series ((NSSB,volume 89a))

Abstract

An electronegative gas is an electron attaching gas in which long-lived negative ions (parent and/or fragment) are produced. The electron attaching species must have a positive (>0 eV) electron affinity; metastable anions may require (collisional) stabilization for their detection.

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  1. Atomic, Molecular, and High Voltage Physics Group, Health and Safety Research Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37830, USA

    L. G. Christophorou

  2. Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, USA

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    Lawrence H. Luessen

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Christophorou, L.G. (1983). Electronegative Gases. In: Kunhardt, E.E., Luessen, L.H. (eds) Electrical Breakdown and Discharges in Gases. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 89a. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4409-4_4

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