RE: Research on lasers + high voltage discharges

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Original poster: "Ken Purcell" <kpurcell-at-augustmail-dot-com> 

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Imagine, being able to direct (assuming I understood the
research correctly) a high voltage discharge with a laser beam. Does
anyone
know how this is even possible???
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I'm a new poster to this group so please forgive!  The laser system
pre-ionizes the air.  Essentially there is sufficient nitrogen in the
air to be ionized by the UV and creates a friendly conductive path to
your favorite target.

Ken Purcell
www.pyrofx-dot-com