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I have a hot gas with a net negative charge that I want to keep contained using an electric field. My question is how do I calculate the electric field strength necessary, and how would one go about producing it?
Landon said:Yet IEF works perfectly well. Since there is no "perfect" field in existence there must be some imperfect configuration. If I were to form two electrode grids and apply a voltage between them would they form the electrostatic pressure I'm looking for?
Landon said:So if the inner grid had a positive potential the negative gas would be attracted to it and repelled from the negative outer grid?
Electrostatic containment is a method of trapping negatively charged gas particles using electric fields. It involves creating a region of high electric potential that attracts and holds onto the negatively charged gas particles.
Electrostatic containment works by creating a negatively charged electrode and a positively charged electrode. The negatively charged gas particles are attracted to the positively charged electrode, where they become trapped due to the electric potential difference between the two electrodes.
Electrostatic containment offers several benefits, including the ability to trap and study rare or unstable negatively charged gas particles, as well as the potential for creating stable plasma for various applications such as fusion energy research.
One limitation of electrostatic containment is that it can only trap negatively charged gas particles, not positively charged ones. Additionally, the electric fields used in this method may cause unwanted reactions or interactions with the trapped particles, making it difficult to study them in their natural state.
Electrostatic containment has various practical applications, including the creation of plasma for fusion energy research, as well as in the study and analysis of rare or unstable negatively charged gas particles. It is also used in some industrial processes, such as in the production of semiconductors.