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A reservoir for storing and supplying a portion of a reservoir gas into a gas-filled tube is presented. The reservoir includes a first vessel having a thermally conductive surface, a meshed vessel having a lid, and placed inside the first vessel to form a cavity between the meshed vessel and the fir

A reservoir for storing and supplying a portion of a reservoir gas into a gas-filled tube is presented. The reservoir includes a first vessel having a thermally conductive surface, a meshed vessel having a lid, and placed inside the first vessel to form a cavity between the meshed vessel and the first vessel, at least one tray placed inside the meshed vessel to divide an inner space of the meshed vessel into a plurality of compartments, a sorbent material placed inside the plurality of compartments in the meshed vessel, a temperature control device positioned such that a first portion of the temperature control device is in physical contact with at least a portion of the thermally conductive surface, and a change in the temperature of the temperature control device changes the temperature of the sorbent material, wherein the reservoir gas is retained by the sorbent material at the storage temperature.

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1. A reservoir for storing and supplying a portion of a reservoir gas into a gas-filled tube, comprising: a first vessel having a thermally conductive surface;a meshed vessel having a lid, and placed inside the first vessel to form a cavity between the meshed vessel and the first vessel;at least one

1. A reservoir for storing and supplying a portion of a reservoir gas into a gas-filled tube, comprising: a first vessel having a thermally conductive surface;a meshed vessel having a lid, and placed inside the first vessel to form a cavity between the meshed vessel and the first vessel;at least one tray placed inside the meshed vessel to divide an inner space of the meshed vessel into a plurality of compartments;a sorbent material placed inside the plurality of compartments in the meshed vessel;a temperature control device positioned such that a first portion of the temperature control device is in physical contact with at least a portion of the thermally conductive surface, and a change in the temperature of the temperature control device changes the temperature of the sorbent material;wherein the reservoir gas is retained by the sorbent material at the storage temperature. 2. The reservoir of claim 1, wherein a second portion of the temperature control device is outside the reservoir. 3. The reservoir of claim 1, wherein the temperature control device comprises a thermoelectric cooler, a heater, a cooler, or combinations thereof. 4. The reservoir of claim 1, wherein an increase in the temperature of the sorbent material releases a portion of the reservoir gas into the gas-filled tube, and a decrease in the temperature of the sorbent material pulls back a portion of a filled-in gas from the gas-filled tube into the reservoir. 5. The reservoir of claim 1, wherein a lateral surface of the meshed vessel is made of a mesh of a thermally conductive material. 6. The reservoir of claim 1, wherein the meshed vessel, the lid, and the at least one tray are made of a thermally conductive material. 7. The reservoir of claim 1, wherein portions of the sorbent material are in physical contact with the lateral surface of the meshed vessel, the at least one tray, the lid, a portion of the thermally conductive surface, or combinations thereof. 8. The reservoir of claim 1, further comprising a controller that controls the temperature control device to change or maintain the temperature of the temperature control device. 9. The reservoir of claim 1, further comprising: a heating layer placed on an upper surface of the lid such that the heating layer is in physical contact with the lid; anda heating flange coupled to the heating layer,wherein the heating flange is selectively coupled to a power source to heat the heating layer. 10. The reservoir of claim 9, wherein the heating up of the heating layer conducts heat from the heating layer via the meshed vessel, the lid, the heated trays, and the tube to the sorbent material. 11. The reservoir of claim 1, further comprising a second vessel positioned about the first vessel to form a vacuum sealed chamber between the first vessel and the second vessel. 12. The reservoir of claim 11, wherein the first portion of the temperature control device is positioned inside the vacuum sealed chamber. 13. The reservoir of claim 11, wherein the vacuum sealed chamber is filled with at least one thermally insulating sheet, or an aerogel to isolate the first vessel from the second vessel. 14. The reservoir of claim 11, wherein the first vessel and the second vessel are made of a thermally insulating material except the thermally conductive surface of the first vessel, and the first vessel and the second vessel are vacuum sealed boxes. 15. The reservoir of claim 1, wherein the thermally conductive surface is a thermally conductive base of the first vessel. 16. The reservoir of claim 15, wherein a bottom of the meshed vessel based is in physical contact with the thermally conductive base. 17. The reservoir of claim 15, further comprising a vertical hollow tube that passes through the lid and ends at an inner surface of the thermally conductive base of the first vessel. 18. The reservoir of claim 17, wherein at least one tray is vertically placed with respect to the ground, and the at least one tray is substantially parallel to the vertical hollow tube. 19. The reservoir of claim 17, wherein the at least one tray is horizontally placed with respect to the ground, and the at least one tray is substantially parallel to one or more of: the lid, the thermally conductive base, one another when the at least one tray includes multiple trays, or combinations. 20. The reservoir of claim 19, wherein the outer perimeter of the at least one tray is in a physical contact with a lateral surface of the meshed vessel. 21. The reservoir of claim 20, wherein the at least one tray is substantially perpendicular to the vertical hollow tube.