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HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM LAMP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Lamps
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high pressure sodium vapour lamp
1, record 1, English, high%20pressure%20sodium%20vapour%20lamp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high-pressure sodium lamp 2, record 1, English, high%2Dpressure%20sodium%20lamp
correct
- high pressure sodium lamp 1, record 1, English, high%20pressure%20sodium%20lamp
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 1965, a high-pressure sodium lamp was introduced in the United States. It utilizes an amalgam of sodium and mercury inside an arc tube surrounded by an evacuated glass jacket. This arc tube is made of translucent aluminum oxide that withstands extremely high temperatures and the chemical attack of alkali metals. 2, record 1, English, - high%20pressure%20sodium%20vapour%20lamp
Record 1, Key term(s)
- high pressure sodium vapor lamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Lampes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lampe à vapeur de sodium à haute pression
1, record 1, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20sodium%20%C3%A0%20haute%20pression
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lampes à vapeur de sodium à haute pression. Ces lampes utilisent un tube d'alumine frittée, inattaquable par le sodium, dont le pouvoir de transmission est de 90% dans le domaine visible; la décharge s'effectue sous une pression de l'ordre de 200 tours, ce qui améliore l'efficacité et donne un bon rendu des couleurs; ces tubes ne présentent aucun noircissement après 10 000 heures de fonctionnement. La présence de mercure permet d'atteindre un facteur d'efficacité élevé avec des intensités de courant comprises entre 2,5 et 5A. Un fonctionnement stable de la décharge est assuré par un réservoir d'amalgame de sodium liquide, ménagé dans le dispositif qui permet de faire le vide. 2, record 1, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20sodium%20%C3%A0%20haute%20pression
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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