Abstract
, the ratio of the diffusion coefficient to the mobility coefficient for electrons, has been determined as a function of , the ratio of the electric field to pressure, in He, Ar, , , , CO, and C. Special interest is centered on the low-temperature, low- data which are essential for the determination of low-energy elastic and inelastic cross sections. The lowest temperature of operation is either 77°K or the boiling point of the gas being measured, whichever is higher. The lowest value is well within the thermal range where . A careful analysis of the operation of the experimental tube is presented along with a method for removing inconsistencies in the results which arise from a conventional interpretation of the data.
- Received 23 July 1962
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.128.2661
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