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THE purpose of these preliminary experiments was to determine the effect of vacuum pressure from 10−1 torr (100µ) to 10−3 torr (0.01 µ) on the stability of a d.c. arc. A pressure of 100µ is obtained in space at an altitude of 40 miles, while 0.01 µ is attained at 70 miles.
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Goetzel, C. G., Rittenhouse, J. B., and Singletary, J. B., Space Materials Handbook, second ed. (Addison Wesley Publishing Co., 1965).
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RITTENHOUSE, J. Arc Quench Gap in Vacuum. Nature 211, 504–506 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211504c0
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