FEBRUARY 2012

This detector uses a 8000 volt negatively-charged electrode and thin 3 mil copper wires connected to ground that are strung through the air approximately 0.1" above the electrode, to detect alpha particles.

When an alpha particle passes inbetween the wire and the electrode it ionizes the air between. The high voltage potential between the wires and the electrode causes an avalanche effect that we see as an electrical discharge between the wires and the electrode.



This detector is only sensitive to alpha (α) particles and will Not detect beta(β), x-ray or gamma(γ) radiation.

Alpha Particle Spark Video

Hello, In this issue I am trying something new. I have a project underway with Kickstarter.com to fund writing a 2nd edition of my book on Kirlian photography. I would appreciate you giving it a look over, and if you find it exciting, support it, or if not perhaps pass the information along to someone you know who may find this project interesting.

In this proposed 2nd edition of the Kirlian photography book is a complete rewriting and updating of detailed information for shooting Kirlian photographs.

The book will guide readers to shoot Kirlian photographs, using both digital cameras and film. Whether you're a beginner with no photography experience or an experienced pro, you will find the instructional information to shoot brilliant Kirlian photographs.

The book will include step-by-step instructions for building a variety of DIY Kirlian photography devices and accessories.

The Kirlian devices also have the ability to shoot real time Kirlian video.

The book provides the history of electro photography and it historical account of its potential applications in medicine, industry, and the military.

Support will fund the equipment to search for evidence of the "phantom leaf" phenomena that continues to be a point of controversy between scientists and Kirlian photographers. The core equipment for this search is an astronomical CCD camera, typically used to image faint starts and galaxies.

Publication Date - 2012

Images is now selling an adapter cable that will allow users to interface Images brand geiger counters with their iPhones, in order to use the free GeigerBot application to make a mobile monitoring station.

Thanks to your votes, the ESP lamp has a new face, and will be put into production around March 2012. We are now accepting pre-orders.

Every one who cast a vote for the ESP lamp design in our last newsletter is entitled to receive a 10% discount on the purchase of a new ESP Lamp.

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