Re: x-ray with small Tesla coil as driver

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


This effect doesn't occur in all vacuum tubes --- just those with very high
vac.   The electrons accelerate faster in a shorter mean free path and
therefore collide with the glass walls with more energy.  Higher velocity
means the electrons fly past the outer orbitals to innermost orbitals.  They
collide with interior electrons in the glass walls, and "pump" them up to
higher orbits.  When they drop back to their lower orbits they release a
large amount of energy.  Instead of photons from simple outer orbital
pump/collisions, the higher energy electrons release X-radiation as they
race back to their original orbitals.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
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Subject: Re: x-ray with small Tesla coil as driver


 > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
 >
 >
 > This effect is common with high vacuum tubes.  The tube becomes a
 > "rectifier" and X-ray producer combined.  The green glow, as you
indicated,
 > is usually a tipoff.  It also means you're getting hit with X-rays.  Use
 > extreme caution.
 >
 > Dr. Resonance
 >
 >  >
 >  > Wow, I've produced x-rays using vacuum tube diodes and just recently a
 > power
 >  > beam triode using a 50 KV dc generator, it's very low power, output
 > probably
 >  > less than 5 watts, you said you got the x-rays from just hooking the
 >  > terminal to a tesla coil? Normally there needs to be a plate were the
 >  > electrons are stopped, either inside or on the outside to produce
x-rays,
 > if
 >  > I remember correctly, how much did the light bulb cost you? I wanted to
 > hook
 >  > one up to my small tesla coils I own, but I'm suprised a standard light
 > bulb
 >  > with no modifications produced x-rays.
 >
 >
 >