Re: Looking for demo ideas for TC

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Original poster: Chip Atkinson <chip@xxxxxxxxxx>

Am I correct in my understanding that argon at least will glow at
atmospheric pressure?  It might be kind of interesting to have things like
tubes or balloons full of Ar if it did.

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> This distance can be substantially increased by attaching a 10 x 10 inch
> light aluminum plate to the top of the tube (serves as antenna) and a ground
> clip with short wire to the lower end of the tube (ground).  This forms a
> crude radio receiving circuit and extends the range considerably past the
> hand-held range for the same coil.  This, of course, can lead to a
> discussion of how radios work, tuned circuits, etc.
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> Clear argon and neon tubes can also be substituted which leads to an
> interesting discussion question posed by the demonstrator, "Both tubes are
> clear so why does one light up blue and one light up orange?"  This leads to
> a short discussion on how atomic orbitals work, energy transitions, drop
> back photon generation, X-ray generation, etc.  The demonstrator poses some
> interesting questions and challenges the audience to provide an answer.
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> In this fashion learning and fun is had by all.
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> Dr. Resonance
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>  > A member in the audience holding a fluorescent lamp with a receiving
>  > antenna at 150 feet away from the tc.  That would be impressive
>  > Chuck
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