papcin said,
"I am interested in purchasing an H3 element detector."
Discussion was diverted to $10,000 LRL detectors to detect Helium 3. $20M per gram
NOT Hydrogen at $3 to $6 per Kg.
Independent AI reply:
H3Tec is historically referenced in technical and investigative literature alongside long-range locator (LRL) or remote-sensing gadget designs rather than standard, scientific hydrogen (H_2) gas detection equipment.
An H3 detector most commonly refers to a Helium-3 (³He) neutron detector, though the term can also refer to handheld drone detectors (like the H3 Pro) or specific gas/chemical detectors (such as arsine AsH₃ or carbon monoxide/gas leak detectors).
Helium-3 (³He) Neutron Detectors
• What it is: A gas-filled proportional counter tube that uses the rare helium-3 isotope to detect neutron radiation.
Ed note: Like the cylindrical GM radiation detector shown by Carl.
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How it works: When a thermal neutron enters the tube, it is absorbed by a helium-3 nucleus, creating a proton and a triton. This ionization creates an electrical pulse that is measured as a neutron count.
• Applications: Homeland security (radiation portal monitors at borders), nuclear safeguards, oil and gas well logging, and scientific research.
• Characteristics: High thermal neutron sensitivity, very low gamma-ray sensitivity, and low background noise.
High-sensitivity thermal neutron detector (helium-3 proportional counter).
maximus.energy
Hydrogen gas naturally exists as a diatomic molecule (H_2), while (H_3) typically refers to either tritium (3H) or (H-3) (a radioactive isotope of hydrogen), triatomic hydrogen (H_3), or the trihydrogen cation (H_3+).
Tritium (3H) / Hydrogen-3)
• Atomic mass / weight: 3.01605 u
• Specific activity: ~3.56 × 10^14 Bq/g (approx. 9,628 Ci/g)
• Half-life: 12.32 years
• Nature: A radioactive isotope that decays into helium-3 (3He) by beta decay.
Triatomic Hydrogen (H_3)
• Molar mass: 3.02382 g/mol
• Nature: An unstable, short-lived molecular species compared to standard (H_2).
Trihydrogen Cation (H_3+)
• Molar mass: 3.024 g/mol
• IUPAC name: Hydrogenonium
• Nature: One of the most abundant ions in the universe, vital to astrochemistry and the formation of interstellar organic molecules.
(Note: If you meant standard hydrogen gas (H_2) market pricing, grey/industrial hydrogen typically trades around $2 to $6 per kg, while green hydrogen costs roughly $10 to $15 per kg)."
The discussion is about Helium-3 aka H3.
Anything else is irrelevant.
- Geowizard