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High-Frequency Discharges in Gases

Nature volume 165, pages 811–812 (1950)Cite this article

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PREVIOUS studies of electrical discharges in gases1–3 at frequencies up to 10 Mc./s. have mainly been concerned with air. In recent experiments, I have measured the high-frequency electric strength of air, nitrogen, oxygen and ‘Freon 12’ (CCl2F2).

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  1. Laboratoire d'Electrostatique et de Physique du Métal, Institut Fourier, Place du Doyen Gosse, Grenoble

    A. W. BRIGHT

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BRIGHT, A. High-Frequency Discharges in Gases. Nature 165, 811–812 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165811a0

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