Conduction and Breakdown in Gases

Breakdown in Electronegative Gases

Breakdown in Electronegative Gases: It has been recognized that one process that gives high breakdown strength to a gas is the electron attachment in which free electrons get attached to neutral atoms or molecules to form negative ions. Since negative ions like positive ions are too massive to produce ionization due to collisions, attachment presents […]

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Townsend Current Growth Equation

Townsend Current Growth Equation: Referring to Fig. 2.1 shows the Townsend Current Growth Equation. let us assume that n0 electrons are emitted from the cathode. When one electron collides with a neutral particle, a positive ion and an electron are formed. This is called an ionizing collision. Let α be the average number of ionizing collisions made

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Ionization Processes

Ionization Processes: A gas in its normal state is almost a perfect insulator. However, when a high voltage is applied between the two electrodes immersed in a gaseous medium, the gas becomes a conductor and an electrical breakdown occurs.The processes that are primarily responsible for the breakdown of a gas are ionization by collision, photo-ionization,

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Collision Process in Gases

Collision Process in Gases: An electrical discharge is normally created from unionised gas by Collision Process in Gases. These processes are mainly gas processes which occur due to the collision between the charged particles and gas atoms or molecules. These are of the following two types. Elastic collisions: Elastic collisions are collisions which when occur,

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