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I think this year Ill make some plasma for independence day colorful and volatile.

take this:


and this

so the gammas are basicly high energy xrays, or hard xrays, a surface with high enough density should be capable of deflecting them, a multi layer system would probably eliminate all of it. xrays have enough trouble going through hardened steel.

Why don't we just spatter transfer the interior walls with tungsten, its a fairly good neutron reflector and temperature resistant.

here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RymEa_FM_G0

I drew an arc inside the microwave using thoriated tungsten rods, with a high voltage transformer

I cant show you because my computer might explode if i tried to record it, from all the radiation.

its the brightest plasma Ive ever seen.

so... I removed the fuel injector nozzle, and put in a arc gap. its powered by a high voltage transformer and makes a good plasma on its own. I power on the transformer, establish an arc, and turn on the microwave. It created very consistent bursts of plasma. i only tested with copper electrodes, bu...

I have a small (800 watt) and large (1200) microwave transformer, a 2/35/200 amp 12 volt DC power supply, and a 90 amps worth of deep cycle batteries. Also potentially a large car alternator I could run off a gas engine.

Basically yes, I'm hoping that the Thoriated tungsten can be super heated and emit massive infrared radiation, without melting. I can then use the heat coming off of that to heat the atmosphere to plasma around it. I may also put this into a chamber to be shot with microwaves to promote plasma forma...

10" long wire, 1/4" spacing, 6 turns plus 2 inches for attaching power supply.

is there a way to transfer less heat to the coil, and more to the field around it? Does AC power heat the coil as much as equivalent power DC?

I want to heat a Thoriated tungsten rod with it.

Whats the best ratio of voltage and amperage to use for powering the coils, using size 10 solid core?
Intending on producing a field that has an exterior magnetic field of 1/2 inch diameter around the wire.

So what are some good methods for developing a plasma?

Ive recently considered inductive heating to assist in the process, maybe in conjunction with microwaves.

Or super heating a Thoriated tungsten electrode until it emits infrared radiation.

Hmm, that explains why I was not getting any output from the end of the tube. I set a jar with a small amount of water on top of that tube to test for output and it didn't heat. I tested it before i welded the tube to the RF gasket and it heated the water The microwaves were not transferring through...

about 1.5 inches diameter...