Abstract
Radio-frequency (55 MHz) breakdown characteristics of air have been studied in the presence of a parallel low-intensity magnetic field over the pressure range of 5 to 115 mTorr. The breakdown potential has been found to decrease with increase in magnetic field intensity. This decrease is most marked at the lowest pressure. It has further been observed that, although the variation of breakdown potential with pressure shows a broad minimum in the presence of lower intensity magnetic fields, this variation becomes almost linear beyond 80 G. Thus an appreciable reduction in diffusion loss of electrons under the above mentioned conditions has been observed experimentally.
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