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OBJECT TYPE: GAS/HELIUM NEON
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0324.001

MANUFACTURER: JODON ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES INC.
MODEL: HN-1
LOCATION: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 607
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION; SOME SYNTHETIC FITTINGS/.2 ALL METAL SUPPORT BRACKET.

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 9.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: JODON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Ann Arbor

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS LASER USED C. 1980 +. NOT USED AFTER 1993.
Canada: USED WITH 3M SPECTROGRAPH (930323),DESIGNED AND BUILT AT NRC, FOR USE BY DR. GERHARD HERZBERG IN STUDIES OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE.
Function: TO PROVIDE VERY BRIGHT, INTENSE MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT..2 SUPPORT POSITIONS LASER PRECISELY & SECURELY.
Technical: HELIUM- NEON LASERS WERE FIRST GAS-TYPE LASERS, AND ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMON BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF INEXPENSIVE COMPONENTS AND THEIR RELATIVE EASE OF CONSTRUCTION. HENE LASERS GENRATE A CONTINUOUS BEAM, HAVE MANAGEABLE POWER & COOLING REQUIREMENTS, AND ARE RELATIVELY SIMPLE TO OPERATE & MAINTAIN. (REF.2, P.24)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 Mfr's decal applied to laser casing reads " COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION/ THIS LASER PRODUCT CONFROMS TO ALL APPLICABLE/ FEDERAL RADIATION STANDARDS. 21 CFR CHAPTER 1/ SUBCHAPTER J IN EFFECT AT THE DATE/ OF MANUFACTURE./ MANUFACTURED BY: HN-1/ JODON ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED/ 145 ENTERPRISE DRIVE/ ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN/ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA S/N 607/ DATE OF MANUFACTURE:/ January 1980 ". Second decal reads " IF BORROWED, PLEASE RETURN TO/ SPECTROSCOPY/ HERZBERG INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS/ NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ". "AVOID EXPOSURE/ Laser radiation is emitted from this/ aperture" printed on yellow decal at one end. "LASER RADIATION-/ AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM/ HELIUM NEON LASER/ 50 MILLIWATT MAXIMUM OUTPUT/ CLASS 111B LASER PRODUCT" printed on decal on laser. "DANGER- HIGH VOLTAGE/ DO NOT REMOVE COVERS" printed on end panel; all controls, etc. labelled. "HELIUM NEON LASER/ JODON ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES" printed on opposite end./
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 11/15/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: GREY WRINKLE TEXTURED FINISH ON.1 LASER EXTERIOR; BRUSHED SILVER METAL PLATE AT EITHER END/.2 BRUSHED METAL AND PAINTED GREY FINISHES.
Decoration: N/A

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