Townsend Discharge In Solids

Cont'd from the post "Hollow Metal" dated 29 Dec 2018, if the matter is a gas,  $I_{osc}=q_e*f_{osc}$ might be Townsend discharge, where $q_e=1.602176565\text{e-19}\,C$

A table of $I_{osc}$ for covalent bond is given below.

atomic no.	symbol	name	Covalent  (single bond) pm	f_osc (10^14)Hz	_hf eV	q_e*f_osc A
1	H	hydrogen	38	1.2190	0.504	1.953E-05
2	He	helium	32	1.3284	0.549	2.128E-05
3	Li	lithium	134	0.6492	0.268	1.040E-05
4	Be	beryllium	90	0.7921	0.328	1.269E-05
5	B	boron	82	0.8299	0.343	1.330E-05
6	C	carbon	77	0.8564	0.354	1.372E-05
7	N	nitrogen	75	0.8677	0.359	1.390E-05
8	O	oxygen	73	0.8795	0.364	1.409E-05
9	F	fluorine	71	0.8918	0.369	1.429E-05
10	Ne	neon	69	0.9047	0.374	1.449E-05
11	Na	sodium	154	0.6056	0.250	9.702E-06
12	Mg	magnesium	130	0.6591	0.273	1.056E-05
13	Al	aluminium	118	0.6918	0.286	1.108E-05
14	Si	silicon	111	0.7133	0.295	1.143E-05
15	P	phosphorus	106	0.7299	0.302	1.169E-05
16	S	sulfur	102	0.7441	0.308	1.192E-05
17	Cl	chlorine	99	0.7553	0.312	1.210E-05
18	Ar	argon	97	0.7630	0.316	1.222E-05
19	K	potassium	196	0.5368	0.222	8.600E-06
20	Ca	calcium	174	0.5697	0.236	9.127E-06
21	Sc	scandium	144	0.6262	0.259	1.003E-05
22	Ti	titanium	136	0.6444	0.266	1.032E-05
23	V	vanadium	125	0.6721	0.278	1.077E-05
24	Cr	chromium	127	0.6668	0.276	1.068E-05
25	Mn	manganese	139	0.6374	0.264	1.021E-05
26	Fe	iron	125	0.6721	0.278	1.077E-05
27	Co	cobalt	126	0.6695	0.277	1.073E-05
28	Ni	nickel	121	0.6832	0.283	1.095E-05
29	Cu	copper	138	0.6397	0.265	1.025E-05
30	Zn	zinc	131	0.6566	0.272	1.052E-05
31	Ga	gallium	126	0.6695	0.277	1.073E-05
32	Ge	germanium	122	0.6803	0.281	1.090E-05
33	As	arsenic	119	0.6889	0.285	1.104E-05
34	Se	selenium	116	0.6977	0.289	1.118E-05
35	Br	bromine	114	0.7038	0.291	1.128E-05
36	Kr	krypton	110	0.7165	0.296	1.148E-05
37	Rb	rubidium	211	0.5173	0.214	8.289E-06
38	Sr	strontium	192	0.5423	0.224	8.689E-06
39	Y	yttrium	162	0.5904	0.244	9.459E-06
40	Zr	zirconium	148	0.6177	0.255	9.897E-06
41	Nb	niobium	137	0.6420	0.266	1.029E-05
42	Mo	molybdenum	145	0.6241	0.258	9.999E-06
43	Tc	technetium	156	0.6017	0.249	9.640E-06
44	Ru	ruthenium	126	0.6695	0.277	1.073E-05
45	Rh	rhodium	135	0.6468	0.267	1.036E-05
46	Pd	palladium	131	0.6566	0.272	1.052E-05
47	Ag	silver	153	0.6075	0.251	9.734E-06
48	Cd	cadmium	148	0.6177	0.255	9.897E-06
49	In	indium	144	0.6262	0.259	1.003E-05
50	Sn	tin	141	0.6329	0.262	1.014E-05
51	Sb	antimony	138	0.6397	0.265	1.025E-05
52	Te	tellurium	135	0.6468	0.267	1.036E-05
53	I	iodine	133	0.6516	0.269	1.044E-05
54	Xe	xenon	130	0.6591	0.273	1.056E-05
55	Cs	caesium	225	0.5010	0.207	8.027E-06
56	Ba	barium	198	0.5340	0.221	8.556E-06
57	La	lanthanum	169	0.5781	0.239	9.261E-06
58	Ce	cerium	no data	no data	no data	no data
59	Pr	praseodymium	no data	no data	no data	no data
60	Nd	neodymium	no data	no data	no data	no data
61	Pm	promethium	no data	no data	no data	no data
62	Sm	samarium	no data	no data	no data	no data
63	Eu	europium	no data	no data	no data	no data
64	Gd	gadolinium	no data	no data	no data	no data
65	Tb	terbium	no data	no data	no data	no data
66	Dy	dysprosium	no data	no data	no data	no data
67	Ho	holmium	no data	no data	no data	no data
68	Er	erbium	no data	no data	no data	no data
69	Tm	thulium	no data	no data	no data	no data
70	Yb	ytterbium	no data	no data	no data	no data
71	Lu	lutetium	160	0.5941	0.246	9.518E-06
72	Hf	hafnium	150	0.6136	0.254	9.830E-06
73	Ta	tantalum	138	0.6397	0.265	1.025E-05
74	W	tungsten	146	0.6219	0.257	9.964E-06
75	Re	rhenium	159	0.5960	0.246	9.548E-06
76	Os	osmium	128	0.6642	0.275	1.064E-05
77	Ir	iridium	137	0.6420	0.266	1.029E-05
78	Pt	platinum	128	0.6642	0.275	1.064E-05
79	Au	gold	144	0.6262	0.259	1.003E-05
80	Hg	mercury	149	0.6156	0.255	9.863E-06
81	Tl	thallium	148	0.6177	0.255	9.897E-06
82	Pb	lead	147	0.6198	0.256	9.930E-06
83	Bi	bismuth	146	0.6219	0.257	9.964E-06
84	Po	polonium	no data	no data	no data	no data
85	At	astatine	no data	no data	no data	no data
86	Rn	radon	145	0.6241	0.258	9.999E-06
87	Fr	francium	no data	no data	no data	no data
88	Ra	radium	no data	no data	no data	no data
89	Ac	actinium	no data	no data	no data	no data
90	Th	thorium	no data	no data	no data	no data
91	Pa	protactinium	no data	no data	no data	no data
92	U	uranium	no data	no data	no data	no data
93	Np	neptunium	no data	no data	no data	no data
94	Pu	plutonium	no data	no data	no data	no data
95	Am	americium	no data	no data	no data	no data
96	Cm	curium	no data	no data	no data	no data
97	Bk	berkelium	no data	no data	no data	no data
98	Cf	californium	no data	no data	no data	no data
99	Es	einsteinium	no data	no data	no data	no data
100	Fm	fermium	no data	no data	no data	no data
101	Md	mendelevium	no data	no data	no data	no data
102	No	nobelium	no data	no data	no data	no data
103	Lr	lawrencium	no data	no data	no data	no data
104	Rf	rutherfordium	no data	no data	no data	no data
105	Db	dubnium	no data	no data	no data	no data
106	Sg	seaborgium	no data	no data	no data	no data
107	Bh	bohrium	no data	no data	no data	no data
108	Hs	hassium	no data	no data	no data	no data
109	Mt	meitnerium	no data	no data	no data	no data
110	Ds	darmstadtium	no data	no data	no data	no data
111	Rg	roentgenium	no data	no data	no data	no data
112	Cn	copernicium	no data	no data	no data	no data
113	Nh	nihonium	no data	no data	no data	no data
114	Fl	flerovium	no data	no data	no data	no data
115	Mc	moscovium	no data	no data	no data	no data
116	Lv	livermorium	no data	no data	no data	no data
117	Ts	tennessine	no data	no data	no data	no data
118	Og	oganesson	no data	no data	no data	no data

Apart from the fact that $I_{osc}\approx10^{-6}\,\text{to}\,10^{-5}$, there is no reason to believe that $I_{osc}$ triggers Townsend discharge.

However, if $I_{osc}$ does trigger a discharge, then the negative charges produced during resonance will reduce the measured voltage and increase the current.  The changes in current and voltage are continued only if the resonance is sustained.  This means, the current remains at $I_{osc}$.  Superimposed on this is the effect of created charges that reduces the voltage and increases the current.  The applied voltage is also constant.  Townsend discharge then does not occur unless $I_{osc}$ is achieved first with a specific applied voltage ($V_{osc}$) and maintained at this specific voltage.  As long as there are free charges inside the tube, the tube is conductive.  If this is the case, a discharge tube when subjected to a higher voltage that produces a higher current, $I\gt I_{osc}$, will not glow or arc as there are no free charges in the tube.  This would refute the ionization-avalanche mechanism as the explanation for discharge because this mechanism should also occur at higher voltage.  Does $V_{osc}$ exist for sustained discharge? And that all discharge must pass through $V_{osc}$?

Does this happen in a metal like $Cu$ where a current $I_{osc}=1.025\text{e-05}\,A$ creates more charge carriers?

Maybe...

Note:  no data means no data but its does not mean no information, not including them will be wrong.