Argon laser

[djmatt]

Thats kinda high!!
Is that normal?

djmatt

[buffo]

It's not even remotely normal for an ion laser. The tubes are normally under a high vacuum. This is something special, and thus likely classified.

Don't forget that Steve works for lots of different people - some of whom report to Uncle Sam. So there's no telling what sort of cool gizmo's he'll get his hands on. (And the reason there's no telling is because the men in dark suits and dark sunglasses will be very, VERY unhappy if there is any "telling" going on...)

If you really want some fun - ask him about the radium (EDIT: radon... oops!) ion laser that had to be pumped by an operating fission reactor. (No - seriously!)

Adam

[djmatt]

Yeah I was like WHAT!!! Thats super high!!!!
No I understand!! I dont want to know!!!!!!
I just like hear about all the cool things like this high psi. laser
and now a reactor laser
Every time I think I start to under stand laser something new pops up!!!

djmatt

[mixedgas]

Yeah I was like WHAT!!! Thats super high!!!!
No I understand!! I dont want to know!!!!!!
I just like hear about all the cool things like this high psi. laser
and now a reactor laser
Every time I think I start to under stand laser something new pops up!!!

djmatt

New lesson, Never Assume. I'm out of the laser biz for a while. Although there are TEA lasers. (google it)

Next up:
UHP lamps are dangerous and are coming on the market fast. I mentioned that widget so people might think the next time they reach for a lamp without goggles.

Its not sekret squirrel magic either, I only get to see and use 25-40 year old technology anyways.


http://imgur.com/wUmCy.jpg

250-300 psi in hot quartz is a safety nightmare, and is coming to a car headlight or video projector near you.

Only reason I know about the reactor pumped lasers is rather nuts.
I was looking for the book my uncle had edited in a regional depository library. I was curious about him, as I had only met him three or four times before he passed, and always in a family crisis. His book was a boring collection of ratios of ingredients anyways, and all the work was done by other people, he just edited it and checked the facts,.. But it was tightly crammed onto the shelf with the 1960s and 1970s NASA stuff, and the reactor pumped laser book was its neighbor and interesting.

NBS comes after NAS in the catalog, oh wait, I'm showing my age, that was when we actually had physical books in the library and the internet was a twinkle in Al Gore's mind....

All of these were softcover and thin, like 20-30 pages, so when you pulled on one, 10 others came out with them.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3046807

Maybe one of you can explain it to me, its way, way, over my head. I didn't get the math genes my uncles had.



Steve

[mixedgas]

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If you really want some fun - ask him about the radium ion laser that had to be pumped by an operating fission reactor. (No - seriously!)

Adam[/QUOTE]

Radon, probably a real cool single gas whitelight, but the 4 meters of shielding would be a real drag........

[steve-o]

(Steve ducks for cover, saying under his breath: "shit! they almost gave me away")..

[mixedgas]

(Steve ducks for cover, saying under his breath: "shit! they almost gave me away")..

I fluctuate between "I wish they would have" and "&^%$ genetics"




Good to hear from you again, Steve

That other steve,

Steve

[Xytrell]

The 15kW bulbs used in imax theaters are about 300 PSI. Some xenon short-arc lamps operate at up to 4400 PSI! Higher pressure is higher efficiency.

[buffo]

OMG! Did I really write Radium when I meant Radon? Shit... I sure did. Can't believe it. Guess I need to turn in my Nuc card now.

Indeed, it was a Radon ion laser I was talking about.

Adam

[djmatt]

Its still mind blowing!!!!

djmatt