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Record 1 2003-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting Fixtures

French

Domaine(s)
  • Luminaires
CONT

Autrefois utilisés en abondance pour l'éclairage public, [les luminaires] à vapeur de mercure sont de plus en plus remplacés par les [luminaires] au sodium, qui ont un meilleur rendement lumineux. [Ils] produisent une lumière blanc-bleuté, grâce à une décharge électrique à travers la vapeur de mercure à haute pression (500 fois la pression des tubes fluorescents) contenue dans l'ampoule. À cause de cette pression plus élevée, [ils] émettent plus de lumière visible et moins d'ultraviolet que les tubes fluorescents.

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