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An ion generator uses a very high voltage across differently
shaped conductors to create an extremely high strength electric field that
ionizes the gas surrounding it. Once
the gas is ionized, it assumes a charge and flows in a direction defined by
the electric field. The region of
highest electric field strength occurs near sharpest feature on the smaller
conductor. This type of arrangement of
conductors is called an asymmetric capacitor.
Very strange and still not fully explained effects occur near regions
of high electric field strength. For
example, you can build flying devices that use the ionization effect to
propel the object. What’s even more
interesting is that the propulsion has been proven to work in a vacuum! The ionizer in this video was built from a
kit bought from Edmund Scientific. It
ionizes the surrounding air and sprays ozone. |
projectiles in magnetic fields green and red
lasers in gas and fluid reflection, refraction, scattering |
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