Re: Magnetic quenching.

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> 

"Original poster: Matthew Smith <matt-at-kbc-dot-net.au>

Matthew Smith
Kadina Business Consultancy
South Australia
http://www.kbc-dot-net.au

Hi, I too am interested, perhaps why the thread "fizzeled" is nobody has
has explored this to any degree.

ANY EXPERTS OUT THERE ??

SM "

	I suspect not, although Antonio is probably more qualified than any of
us to figure out the effect of a transverse magnetic field.  I believe
that Richard Hull would have useful opinions but I don't think he is
active here any more.  It's easy enough to calculate the force on the
plasma for a given field strength and current, but to turn that into
quenching is quite another matter.  There was an article in the AWA
Review a few years ago discussing the use of magnetic fields in the old
high-power arc transmitters, but not in the context of extinguishing the
conduction.

Ed