kilovolts

The tubes in which the rays were generated were known as Crookes tubes, which generated free electrons - then a topic of intense study - by applying a DC voltage of up to 100 kilovolts across a gap.

Google doodle celebrates 115 years of X-rays Charles Arthur 2010

We may have 1500 new kilovolts of transmission ready for construction in California.

Remarks to the American Wind Energy Association 2009

Conventional transmission lines, which use alternating current, can carry up to 500 kilovolts of energy from power plants to substations for distribution.

Going the Distance 2009

The grid comprises almost 2 million miles of power lines, 93,000 miles of which are high-voltage cables over 220 kilovolts (Kv).

Energy profile of Russia 2008

So the new wand will have a hidden secret - a transformer which steps the detector's battery power up to 100 kilovolts and feeds it to disguised metal electrodes at the end of the wand.

Boing Boing: July 31, 2005 - August 6, 2005 Archives 2005

Jayasinghe and co-workers have demonstrated that cells can be processed at electric fields as high as 30 kilovolts without being harmed.

The Speculist: January 2006 Archives 2006

Jayasinghe and co-workers have demonstrated that cells can be processed at electric fields as high as 30 kilovolts without being harmed.

The Speculist: Medical Fab, Part 3 2006

"If you put approximately 10 or 15 kilovolts per meter on a target for a few seconds, you should be able to bring it to a halt," Tatoian said.

Car Chase Tech That's Really Hot 2005

However, since it is difficult to accelerate an intense beam of electrons by more than a few hundred kilovolts, in a single gap, electron cooling is not useful for cooling particles with energies in the

Accelerators and Nobel Laureates 2001

As mentioned above the first high-voltage particle accelerator had a potential drop of the order of 100 kilovolts and was conceived by and named

Accelerators and Nobel Laureates 2001