Yes dankie it is...
The acceleration of the particles depends on the voltage. I learned this when I studied about the photoelectric effect. And collision.
Basically An electron will gain kinetic energy when it fly towards a positive electric field. The gain in ev ( speed in meters per second) will be equal to the electric field voltage. It will gain 1 ev per volt in the electric field. Is like gravity acceleration (force) so ^2 squared.
I believe charged particles do the same but as they are atoms not only electrons they polarize second to the voltage field is close to it. I mean like the ping pong ball. When it charges positively its repelled by the positive field and attracted by the negative field, when it comes closer to the negative field it again change its polarity and is repelled by negative and attracted by the positive. As it have a bigger mass probably the acceleration will be less than 1ev per v. Will depend on the charge of the particle and its weight.
This would be the principle behind particle oscillation as energy generator
So i though time ago if i can accelerate the articles or electrons up to high ev i could ionize the oxygen like meyer said by collision.
To obtain free electrons i plained to use laser and a low working function electrode.
As i had no money to test this i didn't proceed to test it.
What i'm not sure is, if the electrons or charged particles touch the electrodes or the electric field, the voltage will discharge to some degree or not.
Stan stated an electric field could do work while not being consumed.
i don't know if the charged particle will change polarity when touch the electrode discharging it or if this transition of charge will happen like between the electrodes....
The wave guide stan showed us i believe that is the same as the particle movement during its travel in between the voltage zones. it goes like this because or of the movement of the flow of the gas or water or whatever he was using.
Now thinking about how could this work in true system we need to understand how many charges we need to have to do to achieve what he was doing. I think is a very big number from my calculations.
Charged particles are also influenced by magnetic field...
somewhere i read the particles would start to spin in a certain condition. Like a vortex that meyer showed. I don't remember where is the document (it was an university document).
so here some info on particle acceleration and a simulator very nice.
http://agni.phys.iit.edu/~vpa/dcacceleration.htmlhttp://www.pelletron.com/tutor.htmsimulation:
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Photoelectric_Effect