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starship-design: X-rays
kyle writes:
> Greetings:
>
> I've thought about it, and don't like the idea of getting cancer, so
> will the radiation flux be safer if I reduce voltage to 100KVDC with a
> current of 400microamperes? Would .5 inches of lead shield this?
>
> Kyle Mcallister
Kyle, if you don't tell us what you are building we can't tell you
anything about possible risks.
If you use the voltage to put a steady current through a resistive
device, no radiation will be produced. If you use the voltage to
accelerate electrons to collide with a target, you might produce X-rays
(assuming you do it right). If you use the voltage to power a microwave
oscillator, you'd produce microwaves. If you touch the wires, you'd get
a pretty bad jolt (possibly fatal if the current goes through your
heart).
Telling anyone only the voltage and amperage you're using IS NOT ENOUGH.
I think that rather than asking us you should be consulting with a
qualified electrician. In any case this is becoming unrelated to the
topics this list is for. Please take your question to a more relevant
forum.
> P.S.: I'm not building an atom bomb.
Well, duh. 200W is not anywhere near enough to produce a big
explosion, and 40W isn't either.