Dr_Doggy Well-Known Member Jan 12, 2017 #1 Several papers were found but were vague, was there any success with this? https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/laser-lightning-rods-channel-electricity-through-thin-air https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0030401874901679 https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/320690.pdf I only want a smaller gap , maybe from a few cm to a few feet, in atmosphere I wonder what laser could do this? could a 1/2watt laser pointer?
Several papers were found but were vague, was there any success with this? https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/laser-lightning-rods-channel-electricity-through-thin-air https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0030401874901679 https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/320690.pdf I only want a smaller gap , maybe from a few cm to a few feet, in atmosphere I wonder what laser could do this? could a 1/2watt laser pointer?