Unleaded
Oct25-04, 02:33 AM
I'm trying to figure out what exactly current electricity is, and how you can induce a current.
According to some of the other threads I've read, infrared waves are released as a form of heat energy. So Im wondering two things:
1) Is it possible to isolate a stream of electrons (eg. Have a stable cloud of electrons, controlled by say electromagnetic fields or watever, in a vacuum) to study electricity/electron properties in a very direct way?
2) What happens when you bombard a stream of electrons(or the above mentioned 'cloud') with infrared light (is that even possible?) ie. The reverse of what happens when current electricity heats up a resistor (eg light bulb)?
Hope these questions aren't too messed up :)
-Unleaded
According to some of the other threads I've read, infrared waves are released as a form of heat energy. So Im wondering two things:
1) Is it possible to isolate a stream of electrons (eg. Have a stable cloud of electrons, controlled by say electromagnetic fields or watever, in a vacuum) to study electricity/electron properties in a very direct way?
2) What happens when you bombard a stream of electrons(or the above mentioned 'cloud') with infrared light (is that even possible?) ie. The reverse of what happens when current electricity heats up a resistor (eg light bulb)?
Hope these questions aren't too messed up :)
-Unleaded