SGHA Hypotheses

Expanding knowledge through disseminating information.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page authors. The contents of this page have been reviewed or approved by the Southwest Ghost Hunter's Association. All effort has been taken to maintain correct information at the time it was written. Some material may be dated and is archived within this section of our website. This article is copyright, 2001, by Cody Polston, Bob Carter and SGHA. All rights reserved.

 SGHA Hypotheses ~ Ion tests

Abstract
A multiphase study was performed to find an effective method to evaluate the effects of positive and negative ions in "haunted" environments.

Introduction
According to one of our present hypotheses, ghosts affect their environment through electromagnetic pulses. Tests were performed at "haunted" and "non haunted" locations to establish a control. Tests conducted at "haunted" locations showed an increase of unusual electromagnetic activity during the positive ion test. Negative ion tests often resulted in a decrease of EM phenomena. No noticeable change was recorded at "non haunted" locations. This paper presents preliminary data on the effects of ions in 'haunted" locations under environmentally controlled and monitored conditions.

Materials and Methods
This study was carried out in four phases.
The tests were carried out in an environmentally controlled area. Portable EMF monitoring devices were used to monitor any changes in electromagnetic fields or new fields that appeared during the testing. An air ion counter was used to make measurements of the positive and negative ion counts. Locations were selected that would minimize background EMF which might interfere with the testing process. Known EM fields that were present before testing were recorded and monitored throughout the test.

The ion generator was composed of 100 each K57 ion generators wired in a parallel circuit.

The major emphasis of this phase of the studies was the evaluation of the effects of the positive and negative ions generated by an ion generator.

Normal ion count in fresh country air is 2000-4000 of negative ions per milliliter (cc). At a large water fall the count can go as much as 100,000 negative ions per cc. The acceptable minimum concentration of negative ions for indoor air is 200-300 ions per cc. The optimal level is 1000-1500 negative ions per cc. On a sea-shore a ratio of about 2000 negative to 1000 positive ions exists to which human beings seem to respond most favorably.

Notes on videos

The videos on the left were taken at location #1. The flashing lights were not visible to the naked eye, thus were not seen by the researchers or the employees watching the experiment. The lights could only be observed through the viewfinder of the Infrared video camera.

Analysis of the shadows created by the light flashes indicates that the point source for these lights are at the top of the stairs. attempts to locate a point source were unsuccessful and the lights only appeared during the experiment when positive ions were being emitted to a strength of 70,000 per cc.

Results

Phase I. Baseline and background EM fields were recorded at all locations.

Phase 2. First positive ion test was conducted at control location #1 and at haunted location #1. Large EM fields appeared near the area of the generator after 30 seconds. Unusual phenomena was captured on video that was not seen in the control location. the EM fields fluctuated between 10 to 83 milligauss. Several flashing lights in the IR spectrum (not visible to the naked eye) were recorded in the video. Analysis of the video showed the source to be originating from the fourth step from the top of the staircase. The cause for these lights are unknown but they may be a camera artifact due to the nature of the test. The lights did not occur in the control location.

Phase 3. Second positive ion test was conducted at control site #2 and haunted location #2. Similar result to location #1. EM fields fluctuated between 11 to 60 milligauss. Similar "flashing lights" occur in this video, just as in location 1.

Phase 4. First negative ion test was performed at control location #3 and haunted location #3. No significant change to environment of either location.

Further testing is required.

Additional resources, references and links

Investigation of the energy spectrum of positive ions incident on the cathode in an anomalous glow discharge

Energy of positive ions absorbed by negatively pulsed electrodes in two and three component plasmas

Effect of Positive ions on the microwave generation in a low voltage vircator

 

Back to SGHA Research