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IT has been found that when an air-stream flows transversely across the gap between two planar electrodes, a large positive-ion current can be collected prior to breakdown by a probe in the path of the emerging air, if the frequency of the applied voltage is sufficiently high.
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FATEHCHAND, R. Positive-Ion Formation in Air prior to High-frequency Breakdown. Nature 167, 566–567 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167566a0
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