Re: UV breakout point/ Effect of UV on topload

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

Just a word of caution. The nitrogen laser is a very dangerous tool used by
military to blind attacking troops. DONT GET STUPID with one they will blind
you.    Robert  H 

> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 19:20:47 -0600
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> Subject: Re: UV breakout point/ Effect of UV on topload
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> Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <davep-at-quik-dot-com>
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> Tesla list wrote:
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>> Original poster: "Kevin by way of Terry Fritz
> 
>> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <kweaver-at-vvm-dot-com>
> 
>> Hi all,
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> 
>> I am wondering if you could bury a UV pulsed nitrogen
> 
>> laser or a focused beam UV light in the torrid and have
> 
>> one exit point for a UV light excited breakout point.
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>> Would the spark follow the path of the beam?
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> 
> Something very like this was being investigated in Japan
> to assist in lighting protection:  A laser to ionize a path
> 'leading' the (incipient) stroke to a safe terminal.
> 
> Haven't heard of the technique in some years.
> 
> best
> dwp
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