Abstract
Suitably processed, corona, stabilizer tubes filled with pure hydrogen are shown to have a running voltage stability over 24 hours of better than 0.02% and over 1000 hours of better than 1%. The variation of slope resistance with pressure and current has been investigated and the results compared with theoretical prediction. The variation of running voltage with temperature shows small positive coefficients (approximately 0.005% per °C). Some investigations into maximum current drawn show the possibility of this being raised by suitable glow discharging.