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RECOGNITION has been given for some considerable time now to the fact that the surface of the negative electrode in a spark gap can influence the electrical discharge1. An attempt has been made to ascertain the location of the starting place of arc spots in relation to the metallurgical features of the cathodes.
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See, for example, Jones, F. Ll., “The Physics of Electrical Contacts” (Oxford Univ. Press, 1957).
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PFEIL, P., GRIFFITHS, L. Effect of Cathode Inclusions on Electrical Discharges. Nature 183, 1481 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831481a0
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