Relation between the UV luminescence yield and electron drift velocity in the gaseous xenon at high electric fields

Rapid formation of electric field profiles in repetitively pulsed high-voltage high-pressure nanosecond discharges

“…For example, in the case of a low-pressure discharge shown in [9], the ionization front propagates at the velocity of 10 4 m s −1 , which is close to or even lower than the electron drift velocity, i.e. 5 × 10 4 m s −1 [17]. This indicates that the factors that affect the front propagation velocities may be different between a low-pressure discharge and high-pressure (near-atmosphericpressure) discharges.…”