Category
page 1Electrical discharge in gases
electric arc
electrical breakdown of a gas that produces an ongoing electrical discharge
electric glow discharge
plasma formed by the passage of electric current through a gas
electric discharge in gases
phenomenon in which an electric current flows through a gaseous medium due to ionization of the gas
Paschen's law
physical law about electrical discharge in gases
Townsend discharge
gas ionisation process where free electrons are accelerated by an electric field, collide with gas molecules, and consequently free additional electrons