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VOLUME 57 (1993) | ISSUE 2 | PAGE 88
Ectons in electric discharges
There are many ways to concentrate energy up to 10 J/g in microscopic volumes of a cathode. These concentrations of energy result in microscopic explosions accompanied by the emission of electrons, a plasma, liquid droplets of metal, and metal vapor. This effect has been called the "ecton" effect. If the current flowing out of a microscopic-explosion region is above a critical value, a self-sustenance of ectons begins. Ectons play a fundamental role in a large number of electric discharges.