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Self-sustained discharge with bulk photoionization impurities in rare gases

E. P. Glotov, V. A. Danilychev, A. I. Milanich, A. M. Soroka


Abstract: The possibility of a self-sustained discharge burning in rare gases with bulk photoionization of impurities is considered. The average electron density in such a discharge is governed not only by the field intensity but also by the optical thickness of the discharge.

UDC: 621.373.8

PACS: 52.80.Hc

Received: 11.07.1979

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1979, 9:11, 1461–1462