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High pressure metal vapor discharge lamp
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1983-12-12
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Granted: 1986-02-04
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Expires: 2003-12-12
Abstract
Abstract A high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp including an arc tube having at least a main electrode at each end thereof, a fill sealed in the arc tube, including mercury, metal halide and starting gases selected from the group consisting of Ar, Kr and Xe, a radioactive source material, impregnated with a radioactive substance having a half-life less than 1×10 4 years, sealed in the arc tube and a circuit including a conventional low voltage mercury lamp ballast and a glow starter for starting the arc tube.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiro Inoue
- 👤 Tadao Kanoh
- 👤 Taketo Kamei
- 👤 Akihiro Kamiya
- 👤 Toshihiko Ishigami
- 👤 Akira Kohno
- 👤 Hirok Sasaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:59
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J61/00; H01J61/02; H01J61/54; H01J61/12; H01J61/548; H01J61/82; H01J7/00; H01J7/30; H01J7/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp comprising: an arc tube having at least a main electrode at each end thereof and a starting electrode mounted adjacent a selected of said main electrodes; a fill, sealed in said arc tube, including mercury, sealed metals and a starting gas selected from the group consisting of Ar, Kr and Xe; a radioactive source material, formed of a ceramic material impregnated with a radioactive substance having a half-life less than 1×10 4 years, sealed in said arc tube; and a circuit for starting said arc tube, comprising a glow starter connected across said starting electrode and said selected main electrode for generating a high voltage pulse to start a discharge in said arc tube and a mercury lamp ballast connected to said main electrodes; wherein said radioactive source material is mounted on a selected of said main electrodes or said starting electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp comprising: an arc tube having at least a main electrode at each end thereof and a starting electrode mounted adjacent a selected of said main electrodes; a fill, sealed in said arc tube, including mercury, sealed metals and a starting gas selected from the group consisting of Ar, Kr and Xe; a radioactive source material, formed of a ceramic material impregnated with a radioactive substance having a half-life less than 1×10 4 years, sealed in said arc tube; and a circuit for starting said arc tube, comprising a glow starter connected across said starting electrode and said selected main electrode for generating a high voltage pulse to start a discharge in said arc tube and a mercury lamp ballast connected to said main electrodes; wherein said radioactive source material is mounted on a selected of said main electrodes or said starting electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The high pressure metal vapor discharge lamp of claim 1, wherein said radioactive substance is selected from the group consisting of 14C, 22Na, 45Ca, 54Mn, 55Fe, 60Co, 63Ni, 65Nz, 90Sr, 106Lu, 110Ag, 125Sb, 133Ba, 134Cs, 144Ce, 147Pm, 154Eu, 155Eu, 195Au, 204Tl, 210Pb, 226Ra, 228Ra, 227Ac, 228Th, 241Am, 242Cm and 224Cm.
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