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neon light; cold cathode; electrical discharge lamp
 
neon light; cold cathode; electrical discharge lamp
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "electric discharge lamp." Encyclopædia Britannica. 30 Sept. 2004 .
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "electric discharge lamp." (Accessed 30 Sept. 2004).
  
  
  
 
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[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 13:01, 2 November 2020

Description

A type of electrical discharge in which the inert gas carrier is Neon. First used by Georges Claude about 1910, neon gas glows red-orange when a high voltage electrical arc is produced. Varying phosphors are coated on the interior of the tube to produce a wide variety of colors. Neon lamps are have smaller diameter tubes than cold cathode lamps.

Synonyms and Related Terms

neon light; cold cathode; electrical discharge lamp

Resources and Citations

  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998