Abstract:
AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING HIGHLY OXYGEN REACTANT MATERIALS IN MEASURED QUANTITIES INTO A GAS DISCHARGE DEVICE WHICH COMPRISES CUTTING OFF A PREDETERMINED LENGTH OF THE MATERIAL FROM A SOURCE OF THE MATERIAL WHICH IS ENCASED IN AN INDETERMINATE LENGTH OF POLYETHYLENE TUBING AND EXTRUDING THE MATERIAL FROM THE CUTOFF PREDETERMINED LENGTH OF TUBING INTO THE EXHAUST AND FILL TUBULATION OF A GAS DISCHARGE DEVICE. THE CUTTING AND EXTRUDING OPERATIONS ARE PREFERABLY PERFORMED IN AN INERT ATMOSPHERE.