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positive glow [1 record]

Record 1 2008-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
DEF

A luminous phenomenon which accompanies an electric discharge in a gas under certain conditions of pressure and distance between the electrodes. It appears on the anode, or near it and is separated from cathode phenomena by the Faraday dark space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Électronique
DEF

Phénomène lumineux accompagnant, dans certaines conditions de pression et de distance des électrodes, la décharge électrique dans les gaz, apparaissant sur l'anode ou au voisinage de celle-ci et séparée des phénomènes cathodiques par l'espace sombre de Faraday.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
  • Electrónica
DEF

Fenómeno luminoso que acompaña a una descarga eléctrica en un medio gaseoso bajo ciertas condiciones de presión y distancia entre electrodos, que aparece sobre el ánodo o cerca de éste, separado de fenómenos catódicos por el espacio oscuro de Faraday.

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