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Electric field generation
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:19 pm
by researcher9750
Which system produces the best (strongest) electric field when fed into an electric field detector such as a thin metallic plate jar detector...a Tesla coil, a Van De Graaff generator, or an inductor coil? And why? Thanks!
Re: Electric field generation
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:09 pm
by deleted-71882
Hello researcher9750,
The magnitude of the electric potential created by each of the machines you mention depends on the details of its construction. A big inductor might produce a higher voltage than a small Van de Graaff accelerator or vice versa.
The name "Tesla coil" is used for a couple of different devices, but the most common usage is for a device that produces alternating current, while the Van de Graaff produces DC, and the inductor can produce either depending on how it's used.
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