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The dark space within the negative-pole glow at the cathode of a vacuum tube, observed only when the pressure is low enough to give a striated discharge; -- called also Crookes layer.
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- The dark space within the negative-pole glow at the cathode of a vacuum tube, observed only when the pressure is low enough to give a striated discharge; -- called also Crookes layer.
- The dark space within the negative-pole glow at the cathode ofa vacuum tube, observed only when the pressure is low enough to givea striated discharge; -- called also Crookes layer.