
Commonly known as a fill gas for colorful neon signs in outdoor
advertising displays, neon's other uses include glow lamps
as visual indicator devices, voltage regulation, and lasers.
In combination with other rare gases, neon is finding increased
application in special fluorescent lamps. Neon is also used
in spark chamber mixtures, useful in atomic particle research.
Liquid neon has properties unique among other low-temperature
cryogenic fluids in that its latent heat of vaporization is
over three times that of hydrogen (actually 3.27) and 41.03
times that of helium on a BTU/gallon ratio basis. it also
has the greatest gas-to-liquid ratio of the atmospheric gases,
1445:1, meaning one liquid liter will evolve 1,445 gas liters
(at room temperature). The space program uses liquid neon
as a coolant for ultra-sensitive infrared imaging and detection
equipment and for creating deep-space environmental temperatures
furing satellite testing.
For detailed information on Neon, please see our product
specification sheet.
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