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VERY-HIGH-PRESSURE MERCURY VAPOR LAMP [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

A gas discharge lamp with an operating pressure in the discharge tube exceeding 104 kPa.

OBS

To achieve this, it is necessary to reduce the arc length.

OBS

very-high-pressure mercury vapour lamp; very-high-intensity mercury vapour lamp: In the ISO 4007 standard, these terms appear combined in the expression "very-high-pressure (intensity) mercury vapour lamp." This expression and its definition have been standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • very-high-pressure (intensity) mercury vapour lamp
  • very-high-pressure (intensity) mercury vapor lamp
  • very-high-pressure mercury vapor lamp
  • very-high-intensity mercury vapor lamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

Lampe à décharge dans un gaz ayant une pression de service dans le tube supérieure à 104 kPa.

OBS

Pour ce faire, il est nécessaire de réduire la longueur de l’arc.

OBS

lampe à vapeur de mercure à très haute pression : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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