Re: Research on lasers + high voltage discharges

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-bellsouth-dot-net> 

I've been considering a decidely low tech approach to something like this.
Spray a stream of saltwater and connect it to the output of a MOT stack or
pig.

---Eric
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Subject: Re: Research on lasers + high voltage discharges


 > Original poster: "Ben McMillen" <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi All,
 >     The experiment IS quite possible, however on a smaller scale. There is
 > a patent out now for a device that operates on similar principles. It
 > involves the use of a long tube (a few feet) filled with low pressure
argon
 > (or some other gas that ionizes easily at low pressure) with mirrors at
 > either end. When a high-powered laser beam is bounced between the mirrors,
 > it creats a conductive path. With a high voltage supply connected to both
 > mirrors (assuming they are conductive), a measurable amount of current
flow
 > will be present.
 >
 > The experiment could quite possibly be scaled up, but (as most other posts
 > on this topic have shown) the power required would be immense.
 >
 > This is something we plan to try over the next year here in the lab (I
work
 > in a reasearch lab at the University of Pittsburgh).
 >
 >
 > This gallery has a few pictures of some of the lasers that we use, which
 > include YAG pulsed laser(Quanta-Ray DCR-2 with frequency doubler) , Argon,
 > and Krypton-Flourine UV.. We also have a Ti:Sapphire and several dye
lasers..
 >
 >
<http://medix.homeip-dot-net/cpg132/index.php?cat=21>http://medix.homeip-dot-net/cpg
132/index.php?cat=21
 >
 >
 > I'll keep everyone posted (if and when) we try the experiment..
 >
 > Coiling In Pittsburgh
 > Ben McMillen
 >
 >
 > Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "Peter Terren"
 >
 > 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
 >
 >
 >
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