Burning Voltage in Atmospheric and Vacuu
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N. Vogel
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Article
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1989
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The stepwise increase of the burning voltage of short break arcs has been found not only in a gas but also in vacuum. It is suggested that the effect is associated with the occurrence of a positive anode fall which enhances ionisation phenomena near the anode. This view is supported by the simultane