A photon is a photon; the energy it has is inversely proportional to the 
wavelength. A blue LED is shorter wavelength than the orange Nixie glow, so it 
ought to work. At least that's one thing I remember from physics class.

David Forbes
http://www.cathodecorner.com/


On Jan 30, 2012, at 3:11 PM, Cobra007 <[email protected]> wrote:

> Humm, that is interesting and for sure I am going to measure that. If
> I put the tubes in a permanent dark room, they should then strike
> quicker during the day and slower during the night.
> 
> At the same time, I can see if lighting the backlight LEDs will bring
> any change in that. It could be that many 3eV particles will have a
> similar result as a few 60eV particles, it's all in quantum mechanics
> I suppose.
> 
> 

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