High pressure metal vapor discharge lamp

Details High pressure metal vapor discharge lamp High pressure metal vapor discharge lamp

1982-03-05

1984-02-14

Chatmon, Jr., Saxfield

Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems

Combined load device or load device temperature modifying...

Discharge device load

313619, 313620, 313572, 315 47, 315 61, 315 73, H01J 744, H01J 1734, H01J 2316, H01J 2996

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ABSTRACT:
A high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp comprising a discharge tube disposed in an outer jacket; said discharge tube having electrodes and containing a filling comprising a starting rare gas composed primarily of xenon at a pressure from 40 to 200 Torr; means for starting said discharge tube comprising a glow starter comprising a pair of contacts spaced apart not more than 2.5 mm from each other, and containing a gas composed primarily of argon at a pressure of at least 7 Torr; the pressure in said glow starter (P.sub.g) being related to the pressure in the discharge tube (P.sub.i), according to the expression ##EQU1## and a starting electric conductor adapted to contact the discharge tube on starting thereof and to separate from the discharge tube after starting.

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