Idiot with a Vision: Using a Diverter to Purify Plasma

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Using electrostatic attraction to remove impurities and alpha particles
Let me start off with saying I am just a idiot with a high school level education (and a learning disability ).
But i have a idea of using a diverter with a plasma actuator equiped, to generate a stream of negatively charged electrons to attract spent alpha particles and impurities. Tuned to such a level thati it would leave the less electro positive hydrogen isotopes alone.

Thanks for your time
Andrew
 
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Andrewtv848 said:
...negatively charged electrons to attract spent alpha particles...
Not my area of 'spertize but it seems to me that - considering an alpha article outmasses an electron by > 7000x - your electron stream will be the one diverted while the stream of alpha particles will plow on its merry way undisturbed.

4 hadrons : 1/1836 hadron = 7344:1

And to match the charge, you'd have to double that.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
Not my area of 'spertize but it seems to me that - considering an alpha article outmasses an electron by a factor of almost ##10^5## - your electron stream will be the one diverted while the stream of alpha particles will plow on its merry way undisturbed.

2mp + 2mn = 4
me = 1/1836

DaveC426913 said:
Not my area of 'spertize but it seems to me that - considering an alpha article outmasses an electron by > 7000x - your electron stream will be the one diverted while the stream of alpha particles will plow on its merry way undisturbed.

4 hadrons : 1/1836 hadron = 7344:1
Thanks for the reply, oh well back to the drawing board
 
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Andrewtv848 said:
Summary: Using electrostatic attraction to remove impurities and alpha particles

Let me start off with saying I am just a idiot
You cannot think like that and expect positive results in life, there are plenty of people with just layman understanding of physics but that doesn't make them idiots nor I believe you to be an idiot. All you need is the passion to learn, then some trial and error.

PS. What are you learning / trying to achieve at the moment with regards to this question?
 
sorry, i have low self esteem because i have a learning disability. I definantly have a passion for learning and creating. My goal was to have someone with the physics understanding weigh in on my invention.
 
Andrewtv848 said:
sorry, i have low self esteem because i have a learning disability. I definantly have a passion for learning and creating. My goal was to have someone with the physics understanding weigh in on my invention.
Lack of physics education does not make you and idiot.
Having an idea, does not make you and inventor.

One thing we hear often here on PF is, "Thinking out of the box is admirable. However, you must first learn what is in the box." Physics Forums exists to help people learn what is in the box.
 
Andrewtv848 said:
sorry, i have low self esteem because i have a learning disability. I definantly have a passion for learning and creating. My goal was to have someone with the physics understanding weigh in on my invention.
What goal were you trying to achieve or what problem solve with that invention?
 
Andrewtv848 said:
Thanks for the reply, oh well back to the drawing board
Note: just because i think i found something to criticize does not mean:
1. I am right,
2. You are wrong,
3. You should give up.