Fill combination and method for high intensity lamps

A method for forming a plasma lamp apparatus, the method comprising:

• providing an open bulb;
• providing one or more particles of thulium bromide;
• providing one or more particles of indium bromide;
• providing mercury liquid;
• combining the thulium bromide, indium bromide, and mercury liquid into a first combination;
• transferring the first combination into a volume defined by the open bulb within an inert environment;
• evacuating the open bulb;
• refilling the open bulb with a starting gas to a determined pressure;
• sealing the open bulb with the first combination to form a sealed bulb;
• disposing the sealed bulb on a support member;
• configuring the sealed bulb and the support member to an rf feed having a gap between the support member and the rf feed;
• and
• causing an electromagnetic radiation emission derived from at least the first combination at a color temperature ranging from about 4500 to about 5500 degrees Kelvin (K).

A method for forming a plasma lamp apparatus, the method comprising:

• providing an open bulb;
• providing one or more particles of thulium bromide within a first range;
• providing one or more particles of indium bromide within a second range;
• providing mercury liquid within a third range;
• providing dysprosium bromide within a fourth range;
• providing holmium bromide within a fifth range;
• combining the thulium bromide, indium bromide, mercury liquid, and dysprosium bromide, and holmium bromide to form a first combination;
• transferring the first combination into a volume by the open bulb within an inert environment;
• evacuating the open bulb;
• refilling the open bulb with a starting gas to a determined pressure;
• sealing the open bulb with the first combination to form a sealed bulb;
• disposing the sealed bulb on a support member;
• configuring the sealed bulb and the support member to an rf feed having a gap between the support member and the rf feed;
• and
• causing an electromagnetic radiation emission derived from at least the first combination at a color temperature ranging from about 3500 to about 5000 degrees Kelvin (K).

A plasma lamp apparatus comprising:

• a housing having an interior region and an exterior region, the interior region configured with a spatial volume;
• a support member provided within an interior region of the housing, the support member having at least a conductive exterior region, the support member having a first end and a second end;
• an rf source coupled to the support member;
• a bulb coupled to at least the first end of the support member, the bulb having an internal volume ranging from about 0.2 cubic centimeters to about 0.5 cubic centimeters;
• first coupling member disposed within the spatial volume of the housing;
• a gap provided between the first coupling member and the support member;
• and
• a fill material spatially disposed within the bulb, the fill material having at least a first volume of a rare gas, a first amount of a first metal halide, a second amount of a second metal halide, and a third amount of mercury.