Supporting evidence for the electron bombardment mechanism for the degradation of dielectric materials by corona discharge has been obtained by correlating the maximum radius of oxidized product, oxalic acid, produced by corona discharge from a spherical electrode upon polyethylene, with the theoretical range of electrons produced. Rationalizations concerning the formation of oxalic acid in the process are offered.
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Grossman et al. (1959) studied this question.