Re: Spark Propagation

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Subject: Re: Spark Propagation
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 23:52:06 -0500
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Subject:  Re: Spark Propagation
  Date:   Tue, 6 May 1997 12:57:00 +0500
  From:   "Alfred A. Skrocki" <alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com>
    To:    Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


On Mon, 5 May 1997 02:05:16 +0300 (EET DST) Kristian Ukkonen
<kukkonen-at-cc.hut.fi> wrote;


> > Ultra Violet light which aside from chemical dye lasers is only 
> > produced by CO2 lasers. I have successfully driven HeNe lasers with 
> 
> Wrong. CO2-lasers produce IR. N2-lasers produce UV. (at 314.7 nm
> if memory serves). It's pretty easy to build a N2-laser using
> blumleim-switch - even without vacuum pump. N2-TEA lasers.

Thanks for the correction, my personal experience with lasers has 
been limited to HeNe, and Solid state lasers thusfar. What is a 
"blumleim-switch" ?