helium neon laser

The figure shows the elements of a type of laser that is often found in student laboratories. The glass discharge tube is filled with a 80%-20% mixture of the inert gases helium and neon. Helium is the "pumping" medium and neon is the "lasing" mediu..

.H. Townes and his co-workers. They discovered MASER. The principle of maser was adopted for the radiations of visible region by A. Schawloo in collaboration with Townes in the year 1958. The first laser device was developed by T .H. Maiman in the year 1960. It was "Fabry Parot Optical ca..

Discovery of noble gases is an interesting story, which reveals painstaking work of different scientists. i) Discovery of argon, ii) Discovery of helium, iii) Discovery of xenon, krypton and neon, iv) Discovery of rado..

It is an inexhaustible natural resource. It is very essential for the survival of all the living organisms on earth. In atmosphere, about 95% of the total air is present upto a height of 20 km above the earth's surface. The remaining 5% of air is present up to a height of about 280 km. Air is..

The elements helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe) and radon (Rn) are grouped together in Group 18 of the Periodic Table. All of these are gaseous under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. The last number of the group, radon is obtained from r..

Group 18 Elements (Noble Gases) - Introduction - The elements helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe) and radon (Rn) are grouped together in Group 18 of the Periodic Table. All of these are gaseous under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. The l..

Argon is used mainly to provide an inert atmosphere in high temperature metallurgical processes (arc welding of metals or alloys) and for filling electric bulbs. It is also used in the laboratory for handling substances that are air-sensitive. Helium is a non-flammable and light gas. Henc..

Uses of Noble Gases - Argon is used mainly to provide an inert atmosphere in high temperature metallurgical processes (arc welding of metals or alloys) and for filling electric bulbs. It is also used in the laboratory for handling substances that are air-sensitive. Helium is a non-flammab..