Hi everybody! I have a doubt: Imagine that you have an only ionizer
machine in which you can change its high voltage generator by these
two options
a)A high voltage generator what consumes 1000 watts, and produces an
output of 10 Kvolts.(and theorically 0,1 amps)
b)A HV generator what consumes 10 watts and produces an output of 10
Kvolts
(and theorically 0,001 amps)
So supose a controlled enviroment on A and B cases: a pure gas, the
same gas, same gas temperature, same gas flux, so, ¿between these two
cases, how does ionization behave? I mean,¿does the machine ionize
more gas molecules with one or another high voltage generator
connected to it? ¿with which one?
I understand that ionization is defined essentially by ionization
energy -voltage- so ¿does really care the output power of high
voltage generator or only its voltage output to ionize correctly?

let me see if I understood you. Amperage of the HV source acts as a
source of electrons (or lack of them when it´s a positive field ) so
for that reason is important amperage on the ionization process
performance, ¿ Am I right?
But anyway, taking up again the previous example ¿what happen with
Ionization if I have by A case a HV source with 100 Kvolts and by B
case the same 10Kvolts, both with 1000 watts of output?

Ok, so you are ratifying what I understand about that: ionizing
ability depends of HV value .
Theory is ok, but I still doubt about something, if I build a HV
generator with 20 Kv for instance, powered by AA batteries (to make
it portable), with an ideal design, ¿Can I get a good amount of Ions
still? Theory say yes, but other thing is the practice, ¿¡what do you
think?!

"Using high frequency HV will be more effective than HV DC in ion
generation. "


Ok, ionization using high frequency HV is more effective, but if I
need for instance, a pure production of negative ions, I think that
high frequency HV is not good to perform that because It will
generate equally positive ions and negative ions (following HV
alternations, in positive cycles atoms become positive, and in
negative cycles they become negative)... ¿or what I don´t know about?
¿what am I wrong?(ionization process seems to be not so easy to
understand as It looks)

well, so what you say about the best ability to ionize of high
frequency HV, does apply also to pulsed DC? I mean ¿Is It better to

well, so what you say about the best ability to ionize of high
frequency HV, does apply also to pulsed DC? I mean ¿Is It better to
ionize using high frequency pulses of HV than low frequency pulses of
HV (or DC HV)?

What is your application??

Domestic ion generators do not work in dry air.
¿Is this because moist air is easier to ionize than dry air and

Domestic ion generators do not work in dry air.
¿Is this because moist air is easier to ionize than dry air and

hmmm... another question: ¿which is the noble gas with the lowest
ionization voltage? ¿which is this voltage?