<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Brian,</div><div><br></div><div>Unfortunately, I think that's the going rate. A year and a half ago, I paid ~$5200 for a size 35 cylinder that is 98% neon so, assuming yours is a size 300 cylinder, this is not that hard to believe. As I understand things, the war in Ukraine is the main reason for the price hike.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,<br></div><div>Kyle<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 3:37 PM Brian K. Olmsted <<a href="mailto:olms0025@umn.edu">olms0025@umn.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>Does anyone have a good source for semiconductor grade neon? I was just quoted $22k for a cylinder and that seems just a bit steep. Perhaps that's the going rate, but it would be at least helpful for me to have someone confirm this, if that's true.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Brian K. Olmsted<br></div><div>Associate Director of Laboratory Operations<br><div>University of Minnesota | Minnesota Nano Center<br><div><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://cse.umn.edu/mnc__;!!IBzWLUs!RlPqkFLji4fihV9H49IwmtSn062i_9x1UYU_quS03-Ia6NplmULzYP-_QHWXN9T_dS5Xqn6wAQJcRJX6HKYsGA$" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">cse.umn.edu/mnc</a><br></div></div><div>612.626.3287</div><div><a href="mailto:olms0025@umn.edu" target="_blank">olms0025@umn.edu</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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