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Jumps and hysteresis in discharge current are produced in a low‐pressure (10 −5 – 10 −4 Torr). magnetic field free, thermionic argon plasma discharge by varying discharge voltage, neutral pressure, or filament temperature. This behavior can be attributed to a region of negative differential resistance in the voltage versus current characteristic of the discharge. A model is presented in order to understand the physical processes leading to this negative resistance.
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Bosch et al. (1986) studied this question.
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