Scalar transport coefficients for the hydrogen plasma in the cathode‐grid region of a thyratron

The scalar conductivity, electron diffusion coefficient and mobility have been calculated for a hydrogen plasma in the cathode‐grid region of a hydrogen thyratron, assuming neutral pressure about 0.5 Torr, electron temperature 1 eV, electron density Ne≊1014, and electric field Ep=5–10 V/cm. The role of coulomb collisions is considered, and it is shown that coulomb collisions are important in the plasma.