Argon lasers?

[Aaron636r]

Would some one care to explain to me what a argon laser is/does?

 

[diachi]

It's a gas laser that uses ionized argon gas in the plasma form which emits photons, like a HeNe but bigger and generally more powerful also the beam is cyan in colour.

 

[Aaron636r]

Can it be used for anything? Are they generally high power?

 

[Murudai]

No, generally around 20-80mW.

And these things are MASSIVE. They use a LOT of power, but they are REALLY cool They have a cyan coloured beam generally, 488nm.

 

[daguin]

No, generally around 20-80mW.

And these things are MASSIVE. They use a LOT of power, but they are REALLY cool They have a cyan coloured beam generally, 488nm.

But you can use that power to heat the house while you are playing with the laser.

Peace,
dave

 

[styropyro]

Can it be used for anything? Are they generally high power?

They are used in laser shows IIRC. The power can be anywhere from a few milliwatts to several watts.

 

[Petrovski]

Would some one care to explain to me what a argon laser is/does?  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_laser#Argon_laser

http://members.misty.com/don/laserarg.htm

 

[GooeyGus]

most of the industrial/medical argons are pretty high power. 1-10W but the ones used for DNA research and stuff like that (the ones we usually get) are usually around 200-250mW peak for a multiline, and maybe 60mW peak for a single line.

 

[diachi]

The highest power argon I have seen for sale is 15W

 

[Aaron636r]

Thanks for all the answers. I have a local guy who is selling a ALC 60x (american laser) for $300. Is this a reasonable price?

 

[Cyparagon]

only if it works :