How is xenon manufactured?

Xenon is created when exceptionally large main-sequence stars go supernova and in the intense heat of the resultant stellar explosion atoms are capable of fusing to form higher elements than iron. Traditionally, main sequence stars like our sun are only capable of fusing elements up to iron under normal circumstances. read more

Xenon gas is used because it is not only colourless, but is inert, meaning the high temperatures in the bulb will not cause it to react to any part of it. Xenon HID bulbs come in a range of colours from pure white through to purple. read more

The highly explosive xenon trioxide, XeO3, is known.\n\nMetallic xenon is produced by applying several hundred kilobars of pressure. Xenon in a vacuum tube produces a blue glow when excited by an electrical discharge and finds use in strobe lamps. read more