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Style 04 (2" x 2" x 3/4") beveled Lichtenberg figure being created
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Style 05 (4" x 4" x 3/4") Lichtenberg figure being created.
Typical discharge current was 500-600 amps, and charge
plane voltage was about 1.6 million volts
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Style 09 (4" x 6" x 1/2") horizontal edge Lichtenberg
figure as it's being discharged
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Style 09 (4" x 6" x 1/2") Vertical tree Lichtenberg
figure as it's being discharged.
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Style 19 (12" x 12" x 1") Lichtenberg figure being
discharged. Bluish-colored external surface discharges
can also be seen propagating across the top surface.
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Another Style 19 (12" x 12" x 1") Lichtenberg
figure being discharged. The green color of acrylic
is from solarization from e-beam irradiation.
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Style 19 (12" x 12" x 1") Lichtenberg figure being created.
The internal charge plane potential was ~2.2 million volts,
and the estimated peak current was ~3500 amperes.
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Another Style 19 (12" x 12" x 1") Lichtenberg figure
being discharged. The high discharge current
creates a brilliant flash and a loud bang.
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Style 19 (12" x 12" x 1") Lichtenberg figure
illuminated by sunlight against a black background
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Style 16, with "Windblown Lightning"
(plane-to-plane) discharges
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Style 16, with "Windblown Lightning" discharges.
Specimen was irradiated on two sides, then discharged
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Style 16, "African Tree" discharges
Specimen was irradiated on two sides, then discharged
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Style 10 (6" x 8" x 3/4") Lichtenberg Figure
illuminated by a DK60x75B Light Base
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Style 15 (3" diameter x 3/4") Lichtenberg
Figure on blue light Base
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Style 01 (1.5" cube) Lichtenberg Figure
on ROT45MC rotating light base
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Style 22 (3" Cube) Lichtenberg
Figure being created
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Style 59 (4" Cube) Experimental Lichtenberg
Figure being manually discharged. Multiple passes
through the beam were used to created six separate
internal charge planes.
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A group of Styles 01, 02, and 22 Cube Lichtenberg
Figures illuminated by natural light
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Style 22 (3" cube) Lichtenberg Figure in natural light
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Style 02 (2" cube) Lichtenberg Figure on ROT45MC Base
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Style 22 (3" cube) Lichtenberg figure on blue light base
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Style 22 Lichtenberg Figure on white light base
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Style 29 (2" diameter) Ball Lightning Figure
on BD753MC multicolor light base. Discharge
point is on opposite side.
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Style 30 (3" diameter)Ball Lightning Figure
on BD753MC multicolor light base
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Style 30 (3" diameter Ball Lightning Sphere)
on multicolor BD753MC light base
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Style 30 (3" Ball Lightning Sphere) on CR35MC
multicolor crystal light base
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Style 30 (3" Ball Lightning Sphere)
on CR35MC multicolor crystal light base
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Style 47 (2.5" diameter) Ball Lightning sphere
on BD754W white LED Light Base
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Style 30 Ball Lightning sphere
on BD754W white LED Light Base
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Style 09 (4" x 6" x 1/2") panel edge lit from all
four sides by custom lighting fixture
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Style 21B (4" x 12" x 1/2" Long John ) Lichtenberg
figure being created.
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Style 24 Lichtenberg Jewel on white Light Base
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Style 24 Lichtenberg Jewel on custom light base
with plaque added to create an award
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Style 24 Lichtenberg Jewel, "Heavy Weather"
on a white LED light base
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Style 24 Lichtenberg Jewel - "side view of
"Heavy Weather" specimen.
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Style 24 Lichtenberg Jewel on BD750MC light base
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Style 45 (2.5" diameter) Magnabrite Figure
illuminated by blue LED's
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Style 45 Magnabrite Lichtenberg Figure
being illuminated on an edge
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Style 45 Magnabrite Lichtenberg Figure on LF45BW
walnut base, on ROT45MC rotating light base
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Style 45 Magnabrite Lichtenberg Figure on LF45BW base on
ROT45MC rotating light base, with colors changing
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Style 25 (2" x 3" x 6") Lich Brick Magnabrite Lichtenberg
Figure on white LED base
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Style 25 Lich Brick Lichtenberg
on DK60x75B light base
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Museum specimen - Approx 13.7" x 17.9"
on custom light base with white and blue LED's
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Style 18 (4" x 12" x 1/2") "Tesla" Lichtenberg
Figure on LM2760 white light base
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Custom marketing figure with multicolor base.
Actual size of figure is 5" x 18" x 1/2"
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Style 05 (4" x 4" x 3/4") Custom masked Lichtenberg
Figure on a DK40x75B light base
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Style 05 Masked "log spiral"Lichtenberg
figure being created.
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Style 05 (4" x 4" x 3/4") Custom masked Lichtenberg
Figure on a DK40x75B light base
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Style 10 (6" x 8" x 3/4") Custom masked Lichtenberg
Figure on a DK60x75B light base |
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Style 10 (6" x 8" x 3/4") with extremely dense
"Mossy Agate" discharges on a DK60x75B light base |
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Experimental Oak Tree - a work of art ("Shockfossil"® )
created by Fermi Lab physicist Todd Johnson
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"Faint Spiral" - Look closely to see spirals.
Another experimental Shockfossil ® created
by FermiLab physicist Todd Johnson
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"Megavolt Swallowtail" - another experimental
Shockfossil ® created by Todd Johnson
(® "Shockfossil" is a trademark of Todd Johnson)
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"100 Nanoseconds" - another
Shockfossil ® sculpture by
Todd Johnson done in a retro/steampunk style
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"Yin-Yang" symbol - another experimental
Shockfossil ® that uses two pieces of acrylic, one
illuminated with red, the other with blue LED's.
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Another experimental Shockfossil ® that
uses two pieces of acrylic, one illuminated
with red, the other with green LED's in a custom oak
lighted base.
Created by FermiLab physicist Todd Johnson
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"Colliding Lightning" - a pair of huge 18" x 18" x 1"
sculptures illuminated by a special dual light fixture.
One specimen is illuminated by white LED's, while the
other with blue. Sculptures can be rotated in various
orientations for different effects.
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Previous sculpture with one figure rotated 90 degrees.
Custom sculpture was commissioned by an art collector
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Previous sculpture with a different, very dense
sculpture substituted for a simple dendritic one.
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Massive 15" x 20" x 2" Museum figure and
walnut base. Commissioned by an art collector
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5" x 18" sculpture in black anodized light base.
This sculpture was subsequently laser
engraved to create a powerful image for a
high-tech intellectual information company
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