High-Frequency Ionization Coefficients in Neon-Argon Mixtures

Breakdown electric fields at 2800-Mc/sec frequency are presented for a number of neon-argon mixtures for a large range of pressure variation. High-frequency ionization coefficients for mixtures varying from pure neon to pure argon have been computed from the breakdown fields. The collision phenomena in the gas mixtures are discussed and a theoretical derivation of breakdown fields is compared with experiment.