This my first list of trial gases by next week starting
This list of very easy to find gases
Here is my list of gases for first trial:
1. Oxygen (O2)
2. Nitrogen (N2)
3. Helium (He)
4. Argon (Ar):
5. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
6. Acetylene (C2H2)
7. Propane (C3H8)
8. Butane (C4H10)
9. Nitrous oxide (N2O)
10. Cl gas
11. Sulfur dioxide
12. Neon
13. Hydrogen
14. Hexafluoroethane
15. trifluoroethane
. Still working on the list
Diy Neutron detector tube
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Re: Diy Neutron detector tube
Yay for experimenting.
It's important to restrict some variables, or let the sequence be guided by on-going results.
To test every gas in your list at 10 different absolute pressures, and 10 different voltages,
even with a single radioisotope source and moderator configuration, would be 1500 runs.
We await your first counts of any kind of radiation.
For the real easy to find gases, don't forget:
* air
* natural gas
Beware that ordinary commercial propane (LP gas) and butane are hydrocarbon mixtures with specified BP ranges, plus odorant. I think refrigerant grade hydrocarbons (R-290 and R-600a) are "technically pure" chemicals. In recent news, somebody blew up their house while performing a botanical extraction using butane, either n- or iso.
It's important to restrict some variables, or let the sequence be guided by on-going results.
To test every gas in your list at 10 different absolute pressures, and 10 different voltages,
even with a single radioisotope source and moderator configuration, would be 1500 runs.
We await your first counts of any kind of radiation.
For the real easy to find gases, don't forget:
* air
* natural gas
Beware that ordinary commercial propane (LP gas) and butane are hydrocarbon mixtures with specified BP ranges, plus odorant. I think refrigerant grade hydrocarbons (R-290 and R-600a) are "technically pure" chemicals. In recent news, somebody blew up their house while performing a botanical extraction using butane, either n- or iso.
All models are wrong; some models are useful. -- George Box