Re: THOR: First observations on streamer formation (try II)

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Original poster: Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 3/15/04 2:22:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
I not sure I believe the equation either.  It takes power to make long
streamers.  Seems like one can make the secondary voltage arbitrarily large
by making the top load arbitrarily small, ie:  Vtop = Vp * sqrt (Cp/Ctop).
Of course as the top load is made smaller, the breakout voltage gets smaller
as well.  Maybe to really get that topload voltage, one needs a topload of
certain dimensions that has a certain capacitance and requires a certain Cp
to generate.  A certain power is then required to drive the certain Cp.  So
now I'm not sure I don't believe the equation?????

You go figure,
Gerry R.

Hi Gerry,
     Isn't it Vtop=Vp*sqrt(Cp/[Ctop+Cself])? If so, then there is a limit

Vtop(max)==> Vp*sqrt(Cp/Cself) as Ctop==> 0

Matt D.