In reply to William Beaty's message of Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:32:09 -0700 (PDT): Hi Bill, [snip] >I wonder, if we first send a "needle spark" through a metal membrane, then >on the other side, accelerate it with e-field from a +200KVDC electrode, >how far will it travel in air? Also, do this with a TORUS electrode, to >see whether the "needle" passes through the zero-field donut-hole, rather >than behaving as a normal spark, and always taking a curved path so as to >leap between metal surfaces. Perhaps a cm-scale "EVO gun" is possible, >where apparent needle-sparks end their path on open air, wo/any second >electrode to halt the spark trajectory?
If you get this to work, you might also try seeing how it behaves in a transverse magnetic field. Try to determine charge/mass ratio. ;) [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <mixent...@aussiebroadband.com.au>
