Interaction of a stream of dielectric spheres in an electric field in a high vacuum

Conference · Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5736742

Hendricks, C D; Kim, K

The interaction of a stream of dielectric spheres in an electric field in a high vacuum is investigated both theoretically and experimentally. This investigation is motivated by an elaborate attempt to detect fractional electric charges which might exist in matter, namely, a search for isolated quarks in matter. The theoretical analysis is intended for pinpointing the basic interaction mechanism by which a stream of dielectric spheres becomes destablized in an electric field. One important result of this analysis is a suggested method by which to eliminate the destabilizing forces. The experiments performed are intended to study the behavior of a stream of monodisperse dielectric liquid drops in an electric field in a high vacuum. It is seen from these experiments that the deflections of any two drops in the stream with charges differing by one electronic charge is not always the same due to the destabilization effects.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA). Dept. of Electrical Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5736742
• Report Number(s): UCRL-89356; CONF-831070-2; ON: DE83013695
• Resource Relation: Conference: IEEE/IAS glass industry committee meeting, Mexico City, Mexico, 3 Oct 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HIGH VACUUM
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