Theory of the Positive Column Including Electron-Ion Recombination

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A theoretical study of the effect of electron‐ion recombination on the voltage‐current characteristic of the positive column of a glow discharge is presented. In the absence of recombination, as the current increases the voltage decreases and reaches a constant value. In the presence of recombination and at sufficiently high currents, the voltage increases with increasing current.

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