Well, that goes beyond my knowledge, so I will just accept that as a fact. Nevertheless, the LED test is simple to try out and may still have some positive effect for reasons previously unknown :-)
On Jan 31, 9:17 am, jb-electronics <webmas...@jb-electronics.de> wrote: > Hey, > > > It could be that many 3eV particles will have a > > similar result as a few 60eV particles, it's all in quantum mechanics > > I suppose. > > quantum physics tells you that it actually will not work, sadly. You > need to have just the right energy in one particle (photon, that is). > > Jens > > > > > > > > > On Jan 31, 9:03 am, jb-electronics<webmas...@jb-electronics.de> > > wrote: > >> I guess in a dark room you usually have some kind of matter between the > >> sky and your tube thus diminishing the rate of ionizing radiation. > > >> But yes, some parts of this ionizing radiation are caused by protons and > >> alpha particles that arrive here from the sun at decently high energies. > >> They cause particle showers in our atmosphere and those particles then > >> pre-ionize our beloved Nixie tubes. Naturally, when earth is blocking > >> the way, those primary solar particles cannot reach us, and all we are > >> left with is the rest of cosmic rays that will most probably not do the > >> job at all times. > > >> Jens -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
