In this video, I talk about my decorative electrodeless plasma tubes, with several asides where I lapse into speculation about the physical processes that give rise to their various colors.  I mention the socket base that I make for use with these tubes.  I discuss the Ramsey PG13 "plasma generator" power supply kit that I recommend for energizing these tubes.  Click SHOW MORE below for an index of topics in this video.
<p>Quick index of topics:
0:13 Overview of the xenon / oxygen / nitrogen tube with green plasma
0:23 "Recipe" for the green plasma mixture
0:28 Beginning of physics discussion regarding the green plasma mixture
0:38 Spectrum of the green plasma mixture shown
0:59 The suspected role of nitrogen in the green plasma mixture
1:15 XeO electronic states and vibrational levels responsible for observed spectrum
2:34 Discussion about the base; construction and features
3:56 Discussion about the Ramsey PG13 power supply kit
5:19 More discussion about the base;
7:00 Close-ups of the arc channel in the green plasma tube
8:32 A krypton / iodine tube with blue plasma is placed in the socket.
8:39 "Recipe" for the blue Kr/I2 plasma mixture
9:43 spectra of Kr/I2 and Ne/I2 plasma mixtures
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11:05 Ne/I2 tube is placed in the socket.
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