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Figure 1: gives the electrical characteristics of the chatver at
various altitudes. The charger dimensiona ere &" long by 7.875"
diameter, having a wire of .012" diameter, WMeglecting endleffects
oo rad

a

ia

— asa

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170 x 10-6 x30?

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8 xz 2.Sk

at 100,000 rhet

giving a value of 2.62 x 104 () the mobility at
100,000 feet

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=

600x

(2

: ia
(2.62 x-

= 1.1 Esv.

600 x 2 x

273 * m

The actual observed voltage divided by the radial distance] from wire
to cylinder gives a figure agreeing within 20% of the calchlated

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Mgure which for our purposes is sufficiently good.

Por equation (5), the fon density in the charging device

This can be calculated by assuming « linear potential di
as given by Pauthenier for this case.

If = = E is constant then the velocity of the ions is

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Ronstant

and given by

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8

ky (2)

P

213

273

Be

§.8.x 104 cn/se

the tire to treverme distance dr from the vire towa
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during this time a charge Q © it has filled al cn l

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of the

density

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density No at this redius is

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