[ RadSafe ] Radium

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

Hi, Tony.

I think you mean liquefied RADON gas, not radium gas.  I have read the
same thing.  The sources I read say that the colder (and presumably more
dense) the radon got, the more yellow the light.  I assume (but do not
have a reference) that the light comes from the interaction of the alpha
particles and the atoms around them.  Given that radon is in the same
column of the Periodic table as neon, argon, and krypton, such an
interaction seems reasonable. 

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf Of Gaglierd, Tony
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:35 PM
To: 'radsafe at radlab.nl'
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Radium

I read some were that liquefied radium gas gives off an orange light.

Never heard of a blue light. 
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