• DocumentCode
    1439069
  • Title

    Trends in high-intensity mercury lamps

  • Author

    Freeman, George A.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Bloomfield, N. J.
  • Volume
    59
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1940
  • Firstpage
    444
  • Lastpage
    447
  • Abstract
    Although the characteristics of the mercury arc at pressures as high as two atmospheres were investigated more than 30 years ago, lack of suitable materials delayed until recent years the commercial development of practical high-pressure high-intensity mercury-arc lamps.
  • Keywords
    Electrodes; Glass; Lighting; Seals; Tungsten; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1940.6435157
  • Filename
    6435157