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minus-squareTh4tGuyII@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·2 years agoAm I right in thinking the bottom right picture is of Cherenkov radiation, cause it definitely looks like it? The eerily blue glow of photons and electrons moving faster than light through water, it’s fascinating stuff!
minus-squaremustardman@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-arc_valve
minus-squareFlying Squid@mander.xyzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWow. Mercury arc valves remain in use in some South African mines and Kenya (at Mombasa Polytechnic - Electrical & Electronic department). Amazing how we’re still using such old technology in some places when we have semiconductors.
minus-squareglomag@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoIt looks like a mercury vapor rectifier to me.
minus-squareTh4tGuyII@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI’ve just seen the link @mustardman sent, and I had no idea a device like that existed. No idea how it works, but it looks interesting AF
Am I right in thinking the bottom right picture is of Cherenkov radiation, cause it definitely looks like it?
The eerily blue glow of photons and electrons moving faster than light through water, it’s fascinating stuff!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-arc_valve
Wow.
Amazing how we’re still using such old technology in some places when we have semiconductors.
It looks like a mercury vapor rectifier to me.
I’ve just seen the link @mustardman sent, and I had no idea a device like that existed. No idea how it works, but it looks interesting AF