argon

• The same inert gas (such as argon or xenon) could be used as the propellant for the ion drive and to generate the plasma for M2P2. —  AnalogSFF,Jan/Feb2004
• In argon, the temperature at the shock wave driven by a good solid high explosive is above 25,000 kelvins (K), and in xenon above 36,000 K The shocked gas emits light nearly as a perfect radiator: the pressure and density are so high that the usual atomic line structure is broadened such that the lines merge and the spectrum is continuous. —  The Explosives and Weapons Forum: Let's outshine the sun
• Were I to obtain a cylinder of argon (an expensive proposition due to cylinder costs) I would certainly be interested in experimenting. —  The Explosives and Weapons Forum: Let's outshine the sun
• ArNO 2 From the patent I posted the number to in a recent post: quote: When the charge is detonated in the confined atmosphere of a monatomic gas such as argon or xenon, the propagation of the resultant shock wave through the gas causes adiabatic heating and compression of the gas. —  The Explosives and Weapons Forum: Let's outshine the sun
• DEUS examined it in all the spectral bands until it discovered the reason for the thing's stability: a faint outflow of argon, an attenuated stream and therefore barely visible. —  FIASCO - Stanislaw Lem

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