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Arc discharge device containing HG196

US4379252A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 1978
Grant dateApr 5, 1983
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Expiry dateSep 5, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/72
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a mercury-containing arc discharge device for converting electrical energy into resonance radiation, the isotopic distribution of the mercury in the device is altered from that of natural mercury so as to reduce imprisonment time of resonance radiation and thereby increase the efficiency of conversion of electrical energy into resonance radiation.

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