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IN a recent paper in the Proc. Roy. Soc. (A, 144, 73; 1927) I have described a photoelectric theory of the sparking potentials of discharge tubes. According to this theory the sparking potential υc is a function of the photoelectric emissivity γ, of the cathode, for the radiation accompanying the neutralisation of the positive ions at the cathodic surface.
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TAYLOR, J. Photoelectric Emissivity and Sparking Potentials. Nature 120, 477–478 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120477b0
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