In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Sat, 24 May 2008 00:24:59 +0200: Hi, [snip] >Indeed simpler is better, especially when the other approach is know to be >hopeless. > >Anyway, back to the subject line matter, we haven't seen a reference to an >ionized (and thus conductive) laser path electrode as I suggested yet.
The problem with this is that you are assuming a neutral gas in which to create a conducting path, whereas what you really have is a container with a thin plasma that is already conducting. >This might have some potential (pun intended) since collisions with the inner >grid, whether of ions when it is negative, or of electrons when it is >positive, seem indeed to be the limiting factor when that grid is solid. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk The shrub is a plant.
