Re: Short video clip of 18" x18" Lichtenberg Figure being discharged (fwd)

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Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>



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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:25:02 -0500
From: David Speck <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Short video clip of 18" x18" Lichtenberg Figure being discharged
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Bert,

Perhaps you might consider placing a X-ray film cassette under the 
Lichtenbergs before discharging one, or a number of similarly shaped 
ones.  If the discharges were making any X-rays, you might see an image 
on the film.  I have a couple of old cassettes if you want to try.  I 
don't know how sensitive they are, but they would be a start. 

Of course, you might have to take precautions against seeing some sort 
if Kirlian image formation.  With the energy densities and strong fields 
involved, preventing that might be challenging. 

Any chance of posting the video of the irradiation process?

Thanks,

Dave

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> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:26:43 -0600
> From: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Short video clip of 18" x18" Lichtenberg Figure being discharged
>     (fwd)
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> Dave,
>
> Interesting question - possible x-ray generation via runaway electrons! 
> We didn't think to bring radiation measuring equipment. Unfortunately, 
> the only radiation measuring device I have is a Geiger Counter, and it's 
> unlikely that this would have detected any short x-ray pulses during 
> discharges, if they existed.
>