mercury-arc lamp
31Ceramic discharge metal-halide lamp — The ceramic discharge metal halide (CDM) lamp, mostly referred to as Ceramic Metal Halide lamp (CMH), is a relatively new source of light that is a variation of the old (high pressure) mercury vapour lamp. The discharge is contained in a ceramic… …
32Germicidal lamp — A germicidal lamp is a special type of lamp which produces ultraviolet light (UVC). This short wave ultraviolet light ionizes oxygen to produce ozone and can kill many surface pathogens.There are two common types available:* Low pressure lamps *… …
33electric discharge lamp — or vapor lamp Lighting device consisting of a transparent container within which a gas is energized by an applied voltage and made to glow. After practical generators were devised in the 19th century, many experimenters applied electric power to… …
34Electric arc — An electric arc is an electrical breakdown of a gas which produces an ongoing plasma discharge, resulting from a current flowing through normally nonconductive media such as air. A synonym is arc discharge. The phenomenon was first described by… …
35sun lamp — noun a mercury vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments • Syn: ↑sunlamp, ↑sunray lamp, ↑sun ray lamp • Hypernyms: ↑mercury vapor lamp * * * noun 1. : sun arc …
36cold quartz lamp — low pressure mercury arc l …
37hot quartz lamp — high pressure mercury arc l …
38quartz lamp — One which contains a mercury arc under pressure, a powerful source of ultraviolet radiation …
39Sodium vapor lamp — A sodium vapor lamp is a gas discharge lamp which uses sodium in an excited state to produce light. There are two varieties of such lamps: low pressure and high pressure . Low pressure sodium Low pressure sodium (LPS) lamps, also known as sodium… …
40Compact fluorescent lamp — Low energy light bulb redirects here. For other low energy bulbs, see LED lamp. The tubular type compact fluorescent lamp is one of the most popular types in Europe …
