[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Laser and tesla coil (fwd)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:21:10 +0300
From: Tomas Stankevic <Tomas.Stankevic@xxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Laser and tesla coil
Hi, I heard somewhere, that if you point a laser beam on the toroid,
lightning will exactly follow the beam because laser slightly ionizes
the air what makes it more conductive for sparks. Of course simple He-Ne
or semiconductor laser is not enough-higher power is needed. Did anyone
tried?
Tomas