Applications: · In various analytical instrument applications, most commonly as a carrier gas in gas chromatography · As a heat transfer material · In the manufacturing of calibration mixtures · As a component in laser gas mixtures · In the semiconductor industry as a carrier/purge gas · Helium mixtures with hydrocarbons are used in Geiger counters employed for the detection of a, b, g and X-rays · In mixtures with oxygen as a breathing gas.