Difference between revisions of "Mercury vapor lamp, low pressure"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Low pressure mercury discharge bulbs are sealed [ | + | Low pressure mercury discharge bulbs are sealed [[quartz|quartz]] tubes containing [[mercury|mercury]] vapor mixed with [[argon|argon]]. An arc of electricity efficiently produces a discharge of radiation in the 253 -185 nm ultraviolet region. Low pressure mercury vapor lamps are used as germicidal lights and as cold and hot cathodes. |
== Other Properties == | == Other Properties == | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 9 May 2016
Description
Low pressure mercury discharge bulbs are sealed Quartz tubes containing Mercury vapor mixed with Argon. An arc of electricity efficiently produces a discharge of radiation in the 253 -185 nm ultraviolet region. Low pressure mercury vapor lamps are used as germicidal lights and as cold and hot cathodes.
Other Properties
Most bulbs have an outer saftey glass to minimize UV radiation.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Website address 1 Comment: http://www.unibas.ch/epa/glossary/L.htm#low-pressure_mercury_lamp(arc)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_vapor_lamp (Accessed Feb. 2, 2006)
- Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989