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Fluorescent lamp

US4527087A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 1982
Grant dateJul 2, 1985
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/44
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a fluorescent lamp which comprises a mixture of a phosphor (i) comprising an alkaline earth metal halophosphate phosphor activated with divalent europium, represented by the general formula: EQU M.sub.5-x X(PO.sub.4).sub.3 :Eu.sup.2+ (x) PA0 wherein M consists of Ba, Ca and Mg, containing 3 to 4.5 gram-atom of Ba, 0.5 to 2 gram-atom of Ca and 0.01 to 1 gram-atom of Mg each; X is one or more of F, Cl or Br; and 0.01<x.ltoreq.0.2 and having the emission peak at the wavelength region of 480 to 500 nm, and a phosphor (ii) having the emission peak at the wavelength region of 620 to 640 nm and having the half width of 120 to 160 nm.

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