Yes, so I had gathered, and I also understand those grids maintain an energy
conserving oscillation of the working particles through the central area by
re-accelerating them when they come back into the inter-grid zone on the other
side of the central area, but my point is, couldn't the inner grid be fixed
without being solid, to prevent lossy interceptions?
Michel
P.S. Note I would gladly accept a counterargument that would allow me to drop
this half baked idea without regrets.
P.P.S. Re your "try it out" suggestion in your other post, I do not have the
skills to build a Fusor myself. As is the rule on Vortex --rule which I have
noticed you often seem to break BTW, shame on you-- I try hard to only make
proposals in domains I am totally incompetent in ;)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin van Spaandonk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Virtual inner electrode Fusor? (was Re: Chlorine
photo-reactivity)
In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Sun, 25 May 2008 01:09:29 +0200:
Hi,
[snip]
>Oops, after a better look at the photo it seems the plasma _does_ extend
>beyond the inner electrode, at least in this "star mode", so I'll retreat to
>my previous argument, namely that the metal grid is there for a reason (maybe
>only to initiate the plasma BTW), and that it could be advantageous to replace
>it by something less substantial. No?
The two grids provide a potential difference between them that accelerates and
focuses the particle beams ("star mode" beams). Their fixed position is
responsible for the focusing effect.
[snip]
Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk
The shrub is a plant.
