I made this laser table for my 2014 Home Open Day. It has HeNe, violet, green, red lasers and running and NdYAG and nitrogen plus laser galvos not running. This is a lot safer as an unattended display than a lot of separate laser displays with all the safety concerns.
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Another iteration of a Nitrogen laser and my best performer.”Continue reading” for more details of this laser. Continue reading
I have a lot of thoughts about future laser projects. I would like to make a nitrogen laser with low pressure pure nitrogen. I have the regulator and also a refrigerator compressor to use as the vacuum pump.
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The spinthariscope made from around the house materials demonstrates INDIVIDUAL radioactive decays.
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I have made a third much smaller nitrogen laser but with higher power and it can be fired a lot faster.
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My second (successful) attempt at a transverse excited atmospheric pressure (TEA) nitrogen laser and why it worked.
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My first (unsuccessful) attempt at a transverse excited atmospheric pressure (TEA) nitrogen laser and why it didn’t work.
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I have held regular Home Open Days where I did demonstrations for people by invitation.
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