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Re: Lab sparks make x-rays
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- Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 12:37:12 -0700
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Original poster: "Dmitry (father dest)" <dest@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmdq@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Thinking here that high-intensity sparks produce a very loud sound. The
> sound means that a large amount of air is moved away from the spark
> channel. Maybe for some time interval a high enough vacuum is formed at
> the spark channel, and electrons are accelerated to high enough speeds
> there by the electric field. When they shock against the air around
> the channel X-rays may be emitted.
but electric field inside of the (long) spark channel may be as weak
as 300v/cm, and even smaller - it is enough for successful acceleration?
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