Results are presented of an experimental investigation of the observation o
f attraction between metal and dielectric macrobodies in the air plasma of
a steady-state dc glow discharge and measurements were made of the attracti
on as a function of the plasma density. The potential difference between th
e bodies was measured as a function of the plasma density. (C) 1999 America
n Institute of Physics. [S1063-7850(99)01407-X].