Laser brings a bolt of discovery with lightning 'precursor' »
Posted By Shannonyork 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & TechnologyFor the first time, a high-powered laser has been used to trigger electrical activity within a thunderstorm. "This was an important first step toward triggering lightning strikes with laser beams," says lead researcher JÃ;©rÃ;´me Kasparian of the University of Lyon in France.
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Isoparm5 months, 2 weeks ago
As well as being able to conduct research on lightning, this laser research can also have military applications. A channel drilled through the atmosphere by the laser-beam, could also provide a means to direct a high-current, high-voltage electrical discharge down the laser channel. The resulting directed plasma, would not be susceptible to reflection as a laser-beam alone would be, and could add considerably to the destructive capability of the combined beam.
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