gas doping of discharge

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• Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 00:03:03 -0500
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Subject:  gas doping of discharge
  Date:   Tue, 20 May 97 14:07:23 EDT
  From:   pierson-at-ggone.ENET.dec-dot-com
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>  From:   "Thomas McGahee" <tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com>
 
>> >Simplify the experiment. Instead of trying to fill the whole room
>> >with argon or whatever, just place a small lecture bottle filled
>> >with the gas of interest on top of the Tesla coil. Before firing it up,
>> >adjust the needle valve for a very SMALL amount of gas coming out.

>>         Would it be easier to leave the bottle at the base, with a
>>         non conducting tube/pipe to the top?

>You must be kidding! The argon *gas* is gonna CONDUCT most likely at
>*these* voltages and frequencies.
        More so than the gases in the air?

>I would imagine that the gas inside the non-conducting tube will conduct
>pretty well, too.
        More so than the gasses in the air?

>I do not know if there is any danger associated with the gas glowing
>inside the tube, but I would be cautious until I knew otherwise.
        I guess.  But argon is an inert gas.  Not like Hydrogen or
        Acetylene or .....   8)>>

        regards
        dwp

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