Fluorescent lamp based on a phosphor excited by a molecular discharge
US4874984A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J61/44
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fluorescent lamp based on a phosphor excited by a molecular discharge is described. The fluorescent lamp comprises a fluorescent lamp coated with a manganese doped magnesium aluminate phosphor on the inside surface of the lamp envelope. The fluorescent lamp contains corrosion resistant filamentary electron emitting electrodes. The fluorescent lamp produces a plasma which emits 206 nm radiation from the molecular discharge of the iodine containing molecular vapors and inert gas fill which in turn excites the phosphor to emit visible light.
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