Re: mist maker

["Richard W. Tarara" <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

I suspect Wolfgang calculated just the charge density (1.3 x 10^-9 C/m^2)
whereas Leigh has converted this to the electron density.

Rick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leigh Palmer" <palmer@SFU.CA>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: mist maker


> > Using 150 V/m for the E-field at the surface of the Earth and Gauss' law,
I
> > calculate an electron density of about 10^-9 per sq m on the surface of
the
> > Earth.  That doesn't seem like much of a source for an ion generator.
Did
> > I miss something fundamental here?  Wolfgang
>
> I get 8.3x10^+9 electrons per square meter.
>
> Leigh