Green-state ceramic discharge vessel parts

A ceramic discharge vessel in a green state prior to assembly, comprising:

• a generally hemispheric first ceramic discharge vessel part in a green state;
• a generally hemispheric second ceramic discharge vessel part in a green state, said first and second discharge vessel parts being arranged and adapted to join together to form said discharge vessel;
• a first capillary attached to said first discharge vessel part and a second capillary attached to one of said first and second discharge vessel parts, said first and second capillaries being next to each other when said first and second discharge vessel parts are joined together;
• a first removable handle temporarily and removably attached to a pole of said first discharge vessel part;
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• a second removable handle temporarily and removably attached to a pole of said second discharge vessel part, wherein said first and second removable handles are substantially collinear when said first and second discharge vessel parts are joined together, said first and second removable handles being solid shafts comprised of the same ceramic material as the ceramic discharge vessel parts.