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WE have completed independent measurements of the first Townsend coefficient α/p0 (ionizations/ cm. × mm. mercury at 0° C.) for hydrogen as a function of the parameter E)p0 (volts/cm, × mm. mercury at 0° C). In view of the several partial redeterminations of this quantity that have recently been reported, we feel that early mention of our results may be of interest.
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ROSE, D., DE BITETTO, D. & FISHER, L. The First Townsend Ionization Coefficient for Hydrogen. Nature 177, 945–946 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177945a0
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