Re: strange charge

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Original poster: "Michael Rhodes by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rhodes-at-fnrf.science.cmu.ac.th>

When air is ionized (which a TC does) you have ions (generally
positive charges) and you have free electrons (negative).  The
free electrons can scatter for some distance and accumulate
(charge store) on surfaces.  Perhaps this is what is occurring?

Nitrogen is the predominant gas in air (78.8% ?) and its' characteristic
spectral color when ionized and a plasma produced is in the blue region
thus the characteristic color of a TC streamer.

An interesting site that probably tells you more then you ever wanted
to know about ozone, ionization and ball lightning:
http://www.endeav-dot-org/evolut/text/ball/ball.htm


At 10:17 5/9/01, you wrote:
>Original poster: "jason wallace by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jcwallace-at-cybrtown-dot-com>
>
>ball lighting is charged air(what its charging in the air i'm not sure). but
>if the air is charged then all it would need is a ground source to complete
>the circuit just like a coil. maybe this is what is happening.
>good coiling
>jason wallace
>
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>Date: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 7:42 AM
>Subject: strange charge
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> >Original poster: "Metlicka Marc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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   Michael Rhodes
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   Fast Neutron Research Facility
   Chiang Mai University
   Thailand
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