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mercury arc lamp — mercury vapor lamp, quartz lamp a lamp in which the arc is struck in mercury and is enclosed in a quartz burner; used in photodynamic therapy. The two most common types are the low pressure or cold quartz type and the high pressure or hot quartz… … Medical dictionary
Mercury-vapor lamp — Mercury Lamp redirects here. For the character in the Rozen Maiden anime and manga, see Characters of Rozen Maiden. A 175 watt mercury vapor yard light approximately 15 seconds after starting … Wikipedia
Mercury (element) — gold ← mercury → thallium Cd ↑ Hg ↓ Cn … Wikipedia
Xenon arc lamp — A xenon arc lamp is an artificial light source. Powered by electricity, it uses ionized xenon gas to produce a bright white light that closely mimics natural daylight.Xenon arc lamps can be roughly divided into three categories: * Continuous… … Wikipedia
Deuterium arc lamp — A deuterium arc lamp (or simply deuterium lamp) is a low pressure gas discharge light source often used in spectroscopy when a continuous spectrum in the ultraviolet region is needed. Contents 1 Principle of operation 2 Deuterium lamp spectra 3… … Wikipedia
cold quartz lamp — low pressure mercury arc l … Medical dictionary
Mercury-Atlas 8 — Mercury 8 redirects here. For the car, see Mercury Eight. Mercury Atlas 8 Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Atlas 8 Spacecraft name Σ 7 (Sigma 7) … Wikipedia
Lamp (electrical component) — A lamp is a replaceable component such as an incandescent light bulb, which is designed to produce light from electricity. These components usually have a base of ceramic, metal, glass or plastic, which makes an electrical connection in the… … Wikipedia
Gas-discharge lamp — See also: Gas filled tube Germicidal lamps are simple low pressure mercury vapor discharges in a fused quartz envelope. Gas discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electrical discharge through an … Wikipedia
Fluorescent lamp — A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gas discharge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapor. The excited mercury atoms produce short wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor to fluoresce, producing visible light.Unlike… … Wikipedia
