From: "Physics mad" <rich_faringdon@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: sci.physics.plasma
Subject: Re: Creating A Conducting Channel In The Atmosphere
Date: 13 Jul 2004 06:41:19 -0700
Organization: http://groups.google.com

`It sounds like a good idea, but the time which the "channel" would
exist for would be so small it would probably be of no use. Perhaps if
the plasma was exceptionally hot then the "channel" would last for a
greater time but who knows? You'd have to try it

Joe wrote:
> I'm wondering if it might be possible to create a short (maybe a few
meters
> long) conducting channel in air using a rail gun like scheme, where,
rather
> than accelerate a solid projectile, the plasma itself is projected
from the
> device. Does this idea seem feasible?



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