Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:49:54 -0500
From: BunnyKiller <bunnikillr@xxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

Hi Tomas,

the US military has tried it and a couple of private companies has had 
some results that seemed to work.  Although the amount of power required 
for the laser to propely ionize the air is emmence ( 10,000's of watts 
needed   yes tens of thousands). The main problem encountered with this 
combination is that the extreme voltages produced by the T- Coil also 
work their way back to the laser, causing problems that limit the life 
time of the laser. So far only very short range ( about 50 feet) was at 
best accomplished. The divergence of the laser beam limits long range 
effectiveness.

SD


Tesla list wrote:

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>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
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>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?
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>Tomas
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