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Ne atoms have only been excited to the first and second energy level; whereas, Ar atoms mainly stay in the first energy level. According to the NIST Atomic Spectra Database, the first excitation energy of Ne I is 16.62eV, and the second excitation energy level is 18.38eV (Fig. \ref{fig:NeonEnergyLevels}). For Ar I, the four sub levels within the first energy level are 11.55eV, 11.62eV, 11.72eV and 11.83eV respectively (Fig. \ref{fig:ArgonEnergyLevels}). In this lab, we will be studying the distance between the minimas to see if it corresponds to the energy levels of neon and argon.