Re: Research on lasers + high voltage discharges

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Original poster: "Peter Terren" <pterren1-at-iinet-dot-net.au> 

Lasers can ionise air.  Particularly Q-switched lasers in view of the high 
power density eg 200 millijoule in 12 nanosecs.
For a pic of one in action see my site.
http://tesladownunder.iinet-dot-net.au/Lasers_%20HeNe_YAG.htm

Peter (Tesla Downunder)

>Original poster: Teslamad-at-aol-dot-com
>Did anyone read that post that just went out about that new research on 
>using lasers to direct high voltage discharges? It looks like one of the 
>many dreams of tesla! HA HA "Death ray" If you haven't, you should check 
>out the power point presentation they have at their site. I sure hope the 
>person that sent the idea to the list is reading this because I lost the 
>E-mail including the links etc. Please send it again. PLEASE. It was real 
>intriguing! 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??? How can a laser which emits 
>photons (a mass less particle... emphasis) direct a flow of plasma? ~Drew