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A microwave cavity method has been used to measure the electron loss rate following a pulsed discharge in oxygen-nitrogen mixtures. Preliminary results indicate that, when suitable pressures of oxygen and nitrogen are chosen, the main mechanism of electron removal in the later afterglow is a three-body attachment process. The three-body coefficient K=2.4 × 10<sup>-30</sup> cm<sup>6</sup> sec<sup>-1</sup> is in good agreement with the drift tube measurements, for thermal electrons, of Chanin, Phelps and Biondi. |
