How Do Gamma Ray Bursts Compare to Man-Made Plasma Emissions?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the comparison between gamma ray bursts (GRBs) in space and light patterns emitted from a man-made plasma device. Participants explore the causes and behaviors of both phenomena, questioning the visual differences and implications of their observations.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant presents images of a gamma ray burst and a plasma emission from their device, questioning the differences in behavior and appearance.
  • Another participant references a previous thread about a non-vacuum particle accelerator, seeking to connect the topics.
  • Concerns are raised about the validity of the first image, with one participant noting it is labeled as an "artist's impression," suggesting the discussion may be based on a faulty premise.
  • There is a clarification that gamma rays are outside the visible spectrum, and thus not detectable by the human eye, while noting that images of GRBs are often color-coded for structural representation.
  • One participant warns about health and safety implications related to high-energy radiation from the OP's device, indicating that discussing such topics may violate forum rules.
  • Another participant emphasizes the need for transparency regarding the nature of the images presented, suggesting that the OP should have clarified the source of the first image.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the validity of the images presented and the implications of the OP's device. There is no consensus on the nature of the comparison between gamma ray bursts and the plasma emissions, and the discussion remains unresolved.

Contextual Notes

Participants note limitations in understanding due to the nature of the images and the potential health risks associated with discussing high-energy radiation from the OP's device.

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TL;DR
Gamma Ray Burst Jets vs Electric Spark / Plasma Photon Light Emissions
The 1st photo is a Google image of a Gamma ray Burst in space, the image in the other photo is being emitted from a device I am playing around with. I am just wondering what is the cause of or what dictates the behavior of actual Gamma Ray Bursts in space vs whatever light patters are in the photo I took from the arc or plasma created in a man made device. Also, in the photo I took there are multiple colors being emitted from the sides, where on most pictures I see of a Gamma Ray Burst in space there is only a single color. All though 2 completely different things I was curious to ask because they both share a very similar outline.
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Is this related to your previous thread about your non-vacuum particle accelerator?

braxton said:
Thank you so much for replying and trying to help me out! I'm really not trying to come here to find out how to build one as I already have the set up I'm using. I'm more or less trying to get ideas of what some of the products I'm seeing that are being produced are, e.g ( the straight lines emitting from the stone, radiations, etc... ) I definitely don't want to have any of the threads I post closed. What causes people to have the threads closed?
 
No
 
braxton said:
The 1st photo
Is not a photo. It says right on the caption "artist's impression".
So the thread us based on a faulty premise.
 
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braxton said:
TL;DR Summary: Gamma Ray Burst Jets vs Electric Spark / Plasma Photon Light Emissions

The 1st photo is a Google image of a Gamma ray Burst in space, the image in the other photo is being emitted from a device I am playing around with. I am just wondering what is the cause of or what dictates the behavior of actual Gamma Ray Bursts in space vs whatever light patters are in the photo I took from the arc or plasma created in a man made device. Also, in the photo I took there are multiple colors being emitted from the sides, where on most pictures I see of a Gamma Ray Burst in space there is only a single color. All though 2 completely different things I was curious to ask because they both share a very similar outline.
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Re your Google image.You would not see anything as our eyes detect between 400-700nm approximately, gamma ray wave lengths are shorter than this.
Images from space are typically assigned colours to give a sense of structure. The pretty ones from Hubble and JWST.
Purple is logical to assign to higher energy radiation (to me but probably not to all pf) as UV is where the cut off starts.

Re the other image.
If you are somehow producing high energy radiation from your in house accelerator then this will be against pf rules to comment on that specifically, there are health and safety implications.
The mentors will clarify.
 
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pinball1970 said:
You would not see anything as our eyes detect between 400-700nm approximately, gamma ray wave lengths are shorter than this.
Gamma ray bursts have an optical counterpart, however.

But it isn't a photo, and that's something the OP should have told us, but didn't.
 
berkeman said:
Is this related to your previous thread about your non-vacuum particle accelerator?
braxton said:
No

I don't believe you. This thread is closed for safety reasons as well.
 
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