Lamp, helium resonance

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OBJECT TYPE: HAND BLOWN/QUARTZ & PYREX
DATE: 1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0803.001

MANUFACTURER: ENSELL, GEORGE
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: QUARTZ AND PYREX GLASS; METAL CONDUCTORS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 35.5 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Laboratory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ENSELL
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS LAMP IS UNIQUE, AND WAS NEVER USED.
Canada: HANDBLOWN BY MR. GEORGE ENSELL, FOR MANY YEARS THE CHIEF GLASSBLOWER AT NRC. ACCORDING TO DONOR IT WAS MODELLED AFTER LAMP MADE BY MR. ENSELL FOR DR. F.G. LOSSING & DR. I. TANAKA WHO WERE CONDUCTING FIRST STUDIES OF PHOTOIONIZATION USING A MASS SPECTROMETER, AT NRC (C.1954+). SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH INDICATES THIS LAMP IS UNIQUE IN DESIGN, AND ITS SPECIFIC USE AND PURPOSE UNKNOWN.
Function: USED AS A LIGHT SOURCE FOR HELIUM, THE KNOWN SPECRUM OF WHICH IS USED IN STUDIES TO OBSERVE & ESTABLISH THE ABSORPTION LINE SPECTRA OF KNOWN AND/OR UNKNOWN GASES. (AS PER RCB)
Technical: EXAMPLE OF COMPLEX & HIGHLY SPECIALIZED LAMP HANDBLOWN IN QUARTZ & PYREX. PROBABLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INCORPORATING KIRCHOFF THEORIES (1950S-1960S). DESIGN & MATERIALS ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT RATES OF EXPANSION OF HELIUM & OTHER GASES INTRODUCED DURING TESTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE ON GLASS RESONANCE LAMP.
Missing: NONE
Finish: LAMP GLASS IS CLEAR. TWO SILVER METAL WIRE CONDUCTORS.
Decoration: N/A

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