Would it be better to make the - 50 KV collector a point so that the D+ ions converge in a small area?
A Boron-10 tip Perhaps? (neutron + Boron-10 ---> He4 + Li7 + ~ 3.2 MeV) Fred > > Michel Jullian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "Fred wrote" > > > > > Do atoms spontaneously ionize at high values of E? > > > > Yes they do Fred, that's how the "soft ionization membrane" works: it's a > > capacitor like you describe with holes in it, through which you push the > gas > > you want to ionize. > > > > Michel > > > Thanks Michel. > > That being the case, would a Pd "soft ion membrane" act as > a deuteron accelerator if hooked something like > this with 5.0 millimeter spacing, (E = 10e7 volts/meter) or so? > D2 gas in grounded can > + 50 KV ------------------------Pd membrane > vacuum > - 50 KV ___________________ > vacuum > Fred >
