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kuartus4
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I have a question. In an electric arc, the electric current going through the air makes a visible plasma arc as so:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Electric_arc.jpg
My question is this: Could a high power laser create a visible plasma channel through its path. I ask because laser beams are invisible in clear air, but what if it was powerful enough to ionize the air into plasma? Would there be some type of visible laser channel?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Electric_arc.jpg
My question is this: Could a high power laser create a visible plasma channel through its path. I ask because laser beams are invisible in clear air, but what if it was powerful enough to ionize the air into plasma? Would there be some type of visible laser channel?