Ionization Growth and Breakdown.- A. Spatial growth of ionization in static uniform fields at low gas pressures.- B. The similarity principle.- C. Growth of ionization in non-uniform fields.- D. Spatial growth of ionization in static fields at high pressures.- E. The temporal growth of ionization.- The Glow Discharge at Low Pressure.- I. Introduction.- II. General description.- III. Methods of measurement in discharges.- IV. Similarity laws.- V. The cathode region.- VI. The negative glow and Faraday dark space.- VII. The positive column.- VIII. The anode region.- IX. Cathode sputtering.- X. Special types of discharge.- XI. Miscellaneous effects.- References.- Radiation from Low Pressure Discharges.- Glossary of special usages.- Major Reference Sources.- Elektrische Bögen und thermisches Plasma.- A. Allgemeine Lichtbogenphysik.- B. Lichtbogen-Phänomenologie.- C. Theorie des thermischen Plasmas.- D. Die Bogensäule.- E. Kathodische Erscheinungen und Kathodenmechanismus von Lichtbögen.- F. Anodische Erscheinungen, anodisch bestimmte Sonderformen von Lichtbögen und Anodenfallmechanismen.- Bibliographie.- Electrical Breakdown of Gases with Steady or Direct Current Impulse Potentials.- Foreword.- I. Introduction. Basic definitions.- II. The growth of the Townsend discharge.- III. Properties of the threshold equation.- IV. Statistical fluctuations of Townsend or other breakdowns and the various time lags.- V. Breakdown in non-uniform fields and near highly stressed anodes. Photo-ionization in gases. Streamers and burst pulses.- VI. The role of the streamer in uniform field breakdown and the long time lags of sparking.- VII. Breakdown in asymmetrical fields at steady potential: The coronas, glows and sparks.- VIII. Breakdown in non-uniform but symmetrical fields at steadypotentials.- IX. Impulse breakdown in non-uniform fields.- X. Sparks in very short gaps, at high pressures and in vacuum.- References.- Breakdown in Gases: Alternating and High-Frequency Fields.- Table of symbols.- A. Diffusion controlled breakdown.- B. Electron attachment controlled breakdown.- C. Mobility-controlled breakdown.- D. Secondary electron resonance breakdown.- E. Summary of high-frequency breakdown mechanisms.- The Lightning Discharge.- A. Introduction.- B. General features of ground and air discharges.- C. Photographic studies of luminosity in the discharge.- D. Electrical Observations; methods and results.- E. The mechanism of breakdown and of streamer propagation.- Major references and notes.- Sachverzeichnis (Deutsch-Englisch).- Subject Index (English-German).
