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Why is light from a gas discharge lamp randomly polarised?

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Why is light from a gas discharge lamp randomly polarised?

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  1. Thats a good question


  2. Atoms in a gas are randomly oriented, so electron transitions can occur in any plane.

    Natural polaroids are usually crystal based, so only transmit oscillations in a certain plane.

    Cheers,

    Ben

  3. I was just asking myself this the other day. I'll be interested to read the answers.
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