Experiments with Ion Threads
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Experiments with Ion Threads |
| Read in full | Link to paper |
| Author(s) | Bill Beaty |
| Keywords | coherent threads, plasma sheath, ion wind, experiment, high-voltage, ion threads, electric wind |
| Published | 1998 |
| Journal | Electric Spacecraft Journal |
| Number | 27 |
| Pages | 14-15 |
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Abstract
Bill Beaty found a simple method for creating, detecting and experimenting with the coherent ion threads originally discovered by Charles Yost in 1995. This method employs dry ice instead of Yost's Schlieren imaging.