Wagner Lipnharski wrote:

> Got curious if a strong 100W-1kW CO2 laser could change ionization in
> Ozone gas, thus electric discharge path could be changed.

  Not a COÓ laser IIRC, but there's a website describing this system in
use somewhere.

  Actually use Google to search on the two words (unquoted) "laser
lightning", and the first five matches are on target.
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  Cheers,
        Paul B.