An interim report of the measurements on the electrical breakdown of liquid helium at steady voltages as a function of the electrode gap distance and the temperature is given. The influence of the rate of rise of voltage has also been studied as well as the damage of the electrodes by the formation of craters. Special attention has been paid to the purification of the helium, since small particles of solid air or dust, for example, have a strong influence on the results obtained.
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Goldschvartz et al. (1966) studied this question.
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