Re: Add to Tesla disscusion!

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Breakdown in a vacuum is a somewhat complex phenomenon, dominated by
electron emission from the electrodes, and doesn't really have a "kV/cm"
breakdown strength.  Some of the basic work was done by Coolidge, when he
was making high vacuum x-ray tubes, and, in fact, nobody's done much better
in terms of breakdown voltage.

For a technical review of this, try the August 1973 issue of IEEE
Proceedings, "Vacuum Arcs and Switching" by G.A. Farrall, pages 1113 through
1135
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> Original poster: "Richard Raynault by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <raynault-at-rogers-dot-com>
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> All,
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> Does any one know the dielectric strength of vacuum?
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> Sincerely
> Richard Raynault
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