Mercury-free UV gas discharge lamp
OwnerIan Mayor-Smithinventor
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Abstract
A mercury-free high-pressure metal-halide ultraviolet gas-discharge lamp comprising a primary filling of at least one of osmium, germanium and tellurium, and a secondary filling comprising at least one of tin, antimony, indium, tantalum and gold. In a preferred embodiment, the primary filling is TeI2 and the secondary filling is SbI3.
Claims10
A mercury-free high-pressure metal-halide ultraviolet gas-discharge lamp comprising a primary filling of tellurium and a secondary filling of antimony.
The gas-discharge lamp according to any preceding claim, wherein the lamp output comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelength in the range 200-300 nm.
The method of filling a gas-discharge lamp with a primary filling and a secondary filling in accordance with any preceding claim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.