High-pressure discharge lamp with an improved starting capability, as well as a high-voltage pulse generator

A high-pressure discharge lamp comprising a discharge vessel accommodated in an outer bulb, wherein a starting device generates a high-voltage pulses in the lamp, characterized in that the starting device is accommodated in the outer bulb, wherein the starting device is a spiral pulse generator which is made from a heat-resistant material, wherein the heat resistant material is low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC), wherein this material comprises films of ceramic material and a metallic wetting agent, and wherein the ceramic material is a mixture of a first material and a second material, wherein the first material has a relative permittivity ∈r of 2 to 1000 and the second material has a relative permeability μr of 1 to 5000.