• Scott Shambaugh works with spacecraft ion thrusters as a day job. • (neat) He writes: I wanted a little desk display so I could interact with the gas. • A chance to get more familiar with the behavior of ionized gasses in general, and a desktop scapegoat to glare at when working through propulsion issues. • Amazon sells gas tubes just for this purpose! • No Xenon-only options, but I found a 5-pack of all the noble gasses that worked just fine. • Amazon does not however sell display mounts for these gas tubes (nor does the rest of the internet), so it was on me to make a stand.
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- Scott Shambaugh works with spacecraft ion thrusters as a day job. (neat) He writes: I wanted a little desk display so I could interact with the gas. A chance to get more familiar with the behavior of ionized gasses in general, and a desktop scapegoat to glare at when working through propulsion issues. Amazon sells gas tubes just for this purpose! No Xenon-only options, but I found a 5-pack of all the noble gasses that worked just fine. Amazon does not however sell display mounts for these gas tubes (nor does the rest of the internet), so it was on me to make a stand. After getting the gas tube
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