Uses

 

•used in making neon advertising signs, which accounts for its largest use

•used to make high-voltage indicators, wave meter tubes, and TV tubes

•neon and helium are used in making gas lasers

• liquid neon is an economical refrigerant. It has over 40 times more refrigerating capacity per unit volume than liquid helium and more than three times that of liquid hydrogen. It is compact, inert, and less expensive than helium when it meets refrigeration requirements