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Corona / Discharge effects on conductivity of air.




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From:  Jim Lux [SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
Sent:  Wednesday, February 25, 1998 11:03 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Corona / Discharge effects on conductivity of air.



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> From:  Joshua Resnick [SMTP:seraphim-at-WPI.EDU]
> Sent:  Tuesday, February 24, 1998 7:43 PM
> To:  Tesla List
> Subject:  Corona / Discharge effects on conductivity of air.
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> List,
>     Does anybody know or have first hand experience with the effects of
> tesla coil corona and discharges on the conductive properties of air.
> Specifically has anybody measured the resistance of a volume of air
> filled with corona or discharge from a coil?

Perhaps not with a tesla coil, but the characteristics of ionized
(partially or fully) gases have been studied at great length. Gaseous
Conductors by Cobine would be a good start.