From: Scott Stephens <scottxs@comcast.net>
Newsgroups: sci.physics.plasma
Subject: Re: Creating A Conducting Channel In The Atmosphere
References: <ccv192$5hdj$1@saturn.cs.uml.edu>
Organization: Comcast Online
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:48:18 GMT



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?

Google on "spheromak", "Marshal Gun", "Plasmak" et.

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Scott

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