Helium - Revision history

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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium%E2%80%93neon_laser/ The HeNe Laser]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium%E2%80%93neon_laser/ The HeNe Laser]
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Zeppelins

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	====Zeppelins====		====Zeppelins====

			The Hindenburg was intended to be filled with Helium, but due to Germany lack of this element, it was filled with Hydrogen instead.

			[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin Zeppelin Wiki]
			[http://www.zeppelinflug.de/seiten/E/default.htm German Zeppelin Company offering Tours]

			A Zeppelin is diffrent then a blimp because it maintains its outer shape with the help of a internal structure, which is like a framework of beams and struts, and the superpressure of the incombustible helium. The semi-rigid structure of the Zeppelin consists of three longerons of an aluminum framework and triangular struts made of carbon framework. The envelope material is fastened at the longerons and is made of a high-strength multilayer laminate. The engines are also mounted at the internal framework and have a big distance to the gondola. The internal structure of the Zeppelin permits an attachment of the engines, where they can operate efficiently.

			Blimps, however, are so-called non-rigid airships without internal structure.

			The German company Cargolifters hoped to use Zeppelins to carry large bulky carco such as oil rigs. But went bust. The Hanger for Cargolifters Zeppelins located in North East Germany, was transfromed into a tropical theme park called Tropical Island.
			[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4108571.stm Hanger to Swimming pool]

	====Birthday Balloons====		====Birthday Balloons====

KatarinaS: /* Helium */

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Helium

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	On Earth, the lightness of helium has caused its evaporation from the gas and dust cloud from which the planet condensed, and it is thus relatively rare—0.00052% by volume in the atmosphere. What helium is present today has been mostly created by the natural radioactive decay of heavy radioactive elements (thorium and uranium), as the alpha particles that are emitted by such decays consist of helium-4 nuclei.		On Earth, the lightness of helium has caused its evaporation from the gas and dust cloud from which the planet condensed, and it is thus relatively rare—0.00052% by volume in the atmosphere. What helium is present today has been mostly created by the natural radioactive decay of heavy radioactive elements (thorium and uranium), as the alpha particles that are emitted by such decays consist of helium-4 nuclei.

	===Filming Concepts===		==Filming Concepts==
	====Helium Production====
			===Helium Production===

	Most of the helium that is used comes from specific natural gas fields where it is in abundance, the largest concentration of helium trapped under the earths surface has been found here in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugoton_Natural_Gas_Area/ Hugoton Natural Gas Area in Kansas] The United States is the #1 producer of Helium in the World, and this has the highest concentration of helium because it is one of the largest natural gas fields in the USA.		Most of the helium that is used comes from specific natural gas fields where it is in abundance, the largest concentration of helium trapped under the earths surface has been found here in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugoton_Natural_Gas_Area/ Hugoton Natural Gas Area in Kansas] The United States is the #1 producer of Helium in the World, and this has the highest concentration of helium because it is one of the largest natural gas fields in the USA.

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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve National Helium Reserve]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve National Helium Reserve]

	====Airships and Balloons====		===Airships and Balloons===

	Because of its low density and incombustibility, helium is the gas of choice to fill airships. While hydrogen gas is approximately 7% more buoyant, helium has the advantage of being non-flammable (in addition to being fire retardant).		Because of its low density and incombustibility, helium is the gas of choice to fill airships. While hydrogen gas is approximately 7% more buoyant, helium has the advantage of being non-flammable (in addition to being fire retardant).
	=====The Goodyear Blimp=====		====The Goodyear Blimp====
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_blimp/ The Goodyear Blimp] Seen at all major US sporting events such as the Superbowl this blimp provides aerial footage to TV stations during these events.		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_blimp/ The Goodyear Blimp] Seen at all major US sporting events such as the Superbowl this blimp provides aerial footage to TV stations during these events.
	<videoflash type="youtube">6zBXsXRyfxA\|340\|275</videoflash>		<videoflash type="youtube">6zBXsXRyfxA\|340\|275</videoflash>

	=====The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade=====		====The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade====

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade#Balloons/ Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade#Balloons/ Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade]
	*Macy's is the world's second largest consumer of helium. The United States government is the first.		*Macy's is the world's second largest consumer of helium. The United States government is the first.
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	=====~~Zeppelins~~=====		====Zeppelins====

			====Birthday Balloons====

	~~=====Birthday Balloons=====~~
	And of course the effect Helium from birthday Ballons has on the human voice. The speed of sound in helium is nearly three times the speed of sound in air. Because the fundamental frequency of a gas-filled cavity is proportional to the speed of sound in the gas, when helium is inhaled there is a corresponding increase in the pitches of the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract.		And of course the effect Helium from birthday Ballons has on the human voice. The speed of sound in helium is nearly three times the speed of sound in air. Because the fundamental frequency of a gas-filled cavity is proportional to the speed of sound in the gas, when helium is inhaled there is a corresponding increase in the pitches of the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract.

	====Rockets====		===Rockets===
	====For Cooling Systems of superconductors====
			===For Cooling Systems of superconductors===

	Liquid helium is used to cool certain metals to the extremely low temperatures required for superconductivity, such as in superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging.		Liquid helium is used to cool certain metals to the extremely low temperatures required for superconductivity, such as in superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging.
	Liquid helium is used to cool the superconducting magnets in modern MRI scanners.		Liquid helium is used to cool the superconducting magnets in modern MRI scanners.
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	====The Helium Neon Laser====		===The Helium Neon Laser===

	Once used as barcode scaners these lasers are best used in labratorys in optics demonstrations. Perhaps there is something we can film at Zeiss in Jena. They have laser scanning microscopes.		Once used as barcode scaners these lasers are best used in labratorys in optics demonstrations. Perhaps there is something we can film at Zeiss in Jena. They have laser scanning microscopes.

KatarinaS: /* The Helium Neon Laser */

2010-05-03T19:54:39Z

The Helium Neon Laser

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	====The Helium Neon Laser====		====The Helium Neon Laser====
	Once used as barcode scaners these lasers are best used in labratorys in optics demonstrations. Perhaps there is something we can film at Zeiss in Jena.		Once used as barcode scaners these lasers are best used in labratorys in optics demonstrations. Perhaps there is something we can film at Zeiss in Jena. They have laser scanning microscopes.

			[http://www.zeiss.com/C12567BE0045ACF1/Contents-Frame/01A9710CBE4ECB18C1256AE2004876C3/ Carl Zeiss HeNe Laser]

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium%E2%80%93neon_laser/ The HeNe Laser]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium%E2%80%93neon_laser/ The HeNe Laser]

KatarinaS: /* Helium */

2010-05-01T17:06:54Z

Helium

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	==Helium==		==Helium==
	'''HE'''It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert monatomic gas that heads the noble gas group in the periodic table.		'''HE''' It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert monatomic gas that heads the noble gas group in the periodic table.
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium/ Helium Wikapedia]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium/ Helium Wikapedia]

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	The superconducter at CERN uses 96 metric tons of liquid helium to maintain the temperature at 1.9 kelvins		The superconducter at CERN uses 96 metric tons of liquid helium to maintain the temperature at 1.9 kelvins
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			====The Helium Neon Laser====
			Once used as barcode scaners these lasers are best used in labratorys in optics demonstrations. Perhaps there is something we can film at Zeiss in Jena.

			[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium%E2%80%93neon_laser/ The HeNe Laser]

KatarinaS: /* Helium Production */

2010-05-01T17:03:23Z

Helium Production

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	====Helium Production====		====Helium Production====
	Most of the helium that is used comes from specific natural gas fields where it is in abundance, the largest concentration of helium trapped under the earths surface has been found here in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugoton_Natural_Gas_Area/ Hugoton Natural Gas Area in Kansas] The United States is the #1 producer of Helium in the World, and this has the highest concentration of helium because it is one of the largest natural gas fields in the USA.		Most of the helium that is used comes from specific natural gas fields where it is in abundance, the largest concentration of helium trapped under the earths surface has been found here in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugoton_Natural_Gas_Area/ Hugoton Natural Gas Area in Kansas] The United States is the #1 producer of Helium in the World, and this has the highest concentration of helium because it is one of the largest natural gas fields in the USA.

			The United State Military has the largest Helium reserve.
			[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve National Helium Reserve]

	====Airships and Balloons====		====Airships and Balloons====

KatarinaS: /* Helium */

2010-05-01T16:58:00Z

Helium

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	*Zeppelins		=====Zeppelins=====
	*And of course the effect Helium from birthday Ballons has on the human voice. The speed of sound in helium is nearly three times the speed of sound in air. Because the fundamental frequency of a gas-filled cavity is proportional to the speed of sound in the gas, when helium is inhaled there is a corresponding increase in the pitches of the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract.
			=====Birthday Balloons=====
			And of course the effect Helium from birthday Ballons has on the human voice. The speed of sound in helium is nearly three times the speed of sound in air. Because the fundamental frequency of a gas-filled cavity is proportional to the speed of sound in the gas, when helium is inhaled there is a corresponding increase in the pitches of the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract.

	====Rockets====		====Rockets====

KatarinaS: /* Helium */

2010-05-01T16:56:55Z

Helium

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	[http://www.nycvp.com/frames/theater/thanksgiving_parade_info.htm/ Parade Info]		[http://www.nycvp.com/frames/theater/thanksgiving_parade_info.htm/ Parade Info]
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			*Zeppelins
			*And of course the effect Helium from birthday Ballons has on the human voice. The speed of sound in helium is nearly three times the speed of sound in air. Because the fundamental frequency of a gas-filled cavity is proportional to the speed of sound in the gas, when helium is inhaled there is a corresponding increase in the pitches of the resonant frequencies of the vocal tract.

	====Rockets====		====Rockets====
			====For Cooling Systems of superconductors====
			Liquid helium is used to cool certain metals to the extremely low temperatures required for superconductivity, such as in superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging.
			Liquid helium is used to cool the superconducting magnets in modern MRI scanners.
			The superconducter at CERN uses 96 metric tons of liquid helium to maintain the temperature at 1.9 kelvins
			<videoflash type="youtube">j50ZssEojtM\|340\|275</videoflash>

KatarinaS: /* The Goodyear Blimp */

2010-05-01T14:20:02Z

The Goodyear Blimp

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	=====The Goodyear Blimp=====		=====The Goodyear Blimp=====
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_blimp/ The Goodyear Blimp] Seen at all major US sporting events such as the Superbowl this blimp provides aerial footage to TV stations during these events.		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_blimp/ The Goodyear Blimp] Seen at all major US sporting events such as the Superbowl this blimp provides aerial footage to TV stations during these events.
			<videoflash type="youtube">6zBXsXRyfxA\|340\|275</videoflash>

	=====The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade=====		=====The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade=====
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade#Balloons/ Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade#Balloons/ Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade]

KatarinaS: /* The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade */

2010-05-01T14:19:32Z

The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade

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	*The balloons for the parade are inflated the day before (Wednesday) on both sides of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The balloons are split between 77th and 81st Streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. The inflation team consists of various volunteers from Macy's as well as students from JR's Institute of Technology, a local university in Hoboken, NJ where the balloons and floats are designed and built. Dubbed "Thanksgiving Eve Inflation Celebration", the inflation is open to the public the afternoon and night before the parade.		*The balloons for the parade are inflated the day before (Wednesday) on both sides of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The balloons are split between 77th and 81st Streets between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. The inflation team consists of various volunteers from Macy's as well as students from JR's Institute of Technology, a local university in Hoboken, NJ where the balloons and floats are designed and built. Dubbed "Thanksgiving Eve Inflation Celebration", the inflation is open to the public the afternoon and night before the parade.

	*The first Large animal-shaped balloons, produced by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, replaced the live animals in 1927 when the Felix the Cat balloon made its debut. Felix was filled with air, but by the next year, helium was used to fill the expanding cast of balloons.		*The first Large animal-shaped balloons, produced by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, replaced the live animals in 1927 when the Felix the Cat balloon made its debut. Felix was filled with air, but by the next year, helium was used to fill the expanding cast of balloons.

			[http://www.nycvp.com/frames/theater/thanksgiving_parade_info.htm/ Parade Info]
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	====Rockets====		====Rockets====