"If you say there is ionization, this is what I was saying before :-))"

But the gas in question was Argon, so you are still incorrect, at least for Argon :-))


"After all, I was not so wrong :-))))) LOL!"

OK, I'm going to let you slide buy today.........so now I will go pick on King Marc for
you ;-)


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"Pszemol" wrote in message ...
: "Boomer" wrote in message
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: Yes, but not the Argon, it does not get excited enough and produces nil light in
fluro's
: and is why there is no Argon peak in a fluro SED curve. Mercury produces most of the
: light, say + 95 %. and there is some temporary ionization, there has to be, if not
where
: do all the electrons come from that are flying around. Ionization is when something
losses
: or gains an electron. Even once ionized the electrons can fall/come back into orbit..
:
: Maybe I agree with you too quickly then? :-)
: If you say there is ionization, this is what I was saying before :-))
: You said the current flow created plasma - what is plasma??
: Plasma is ionized gas :-)))
: If it was not ionized, how the current would flow?
: After initialy started, the voltage between ends of the tube is smaller,
: around 80-90V, not sufficient for electrons to jump from filament to filament :-)
: They would need some ionized medium to travel across in the tube...
:
: So, summing up: gases ARE ionized inside tube and they ARE producing UV rays.
: