Analysis of Low-pressure DC Breakdown in Air

The results presented in this paper relate to the methods of monitoring and establishing the type of the breakdown mechanism basis of the dependence on the static breakdown voltage in the function of the product of the gas pressure and the gap distance in air-filled tube. On that occasion, during the experimental conditions the air pressure was kept constant at 6.65 mbar, while the values of the inter-electrode distance changed from 0.01 cm to 0.45 cm.