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GAS DISCHARGE LAMP [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Illumination Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide technology 1, record 1, English, hydrargyrum%20medium%2Darc%20iodide%20technology
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- arc HMI technology 2, record 1, English, arc%20HMI%20technology
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The light balloon. Solarc ... is a helium filled balloon capable of lighting up to 12 000 square metres ... Four balloon sizes are available ... according to the lighting intensity required, the light being supplied by bulbs of arc HMI technology up to a maximum of 12 kW. The balloon is made of polyester coated with a film of polyurethane or Mylar .... 2, record 1, English, - hydrargyrum%20medium%2Darc%20iodide%20technology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide, or HMI®, is a mercury-halide gas discharge medium arc-length lamp with a multi-line spectra emission. The name implies that hydrargyrum, an archaic term for Mercury(Hg), is held as a vapour mixed with other rare halides in a quartz-glass envelope with two tungsten-coated electrodes of medium arc separation. Unlike traditional tungsten lighting units, HMI(R) s use ballasts to regulate and supply electricity to the lamp head via a header cable. The lamp operates not by heating a tungsten-based filament, but rather by creating an electrical arc between two electrodes within the bulb that excites the pressurized mercury vapour and provides phenomenal light output with greater efficiency than tungsten-based lighting units. 3, record 1, English, - hydrargyrum%20medium%2Darc%20iodide%20technology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
History: In the late 1960s German television producers sought out lamp developer OSRAM to create a less expensive replacement for incandescent lights for the film industry. Osram developed and began producing HMI® bulbs at their request. 3, record 1, English, - hydrargyrum%20medium%2Darc%20iodide%20technology
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
HMI®: registered trademark 1, record 1, English, - hydrargyrum%20medium%2Darc%20iodide%20technology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éclairagisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- technologie HMI
1, record 1, French, technologie%20HMI
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- technologie arc HMI 2, record 1, French, technologie%20arc%20HMI
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ballon lumière. Le Solarc [...] est un ballon gonflé à l'hélium capable d'éclairer un espace pouvant couvrir 12 000 mètres carrés [...] Quatre tailles de ballons sont disponibles ... selon la puissance lumineuse désirée qui est fournie par des ampoules à technologie arc HMI avec un maximum de 12 kW. [...] Le ballon est réalisé en tissu polyester recouvert d'un film PU ou Mylar [...] 2, record 1, French, - technologie%20HMI
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une lampe aux halogénures métalliques ou lampe à décharge à haute pression est une lampe très utilisée pour l'éclairage lors de la prise de vue au cinéma, ainsi que dans les vidéoprojecteurs de forte puissance. Moins courantes en éclairage théâtral, elles envahissent l'éclairage public car leur couleur plaît. On les utilise surtout pour les terrains sportifs, comme les terrains de tennis, badminton, football, hockey, etc. Elles sont aussi très utilisées dans les gymnases et [les] terrains intérieurs. On peut également s'en servir pour éclairer les stationnements, les chantiers de construction et même les routes, en particulier les ponts. Certaines d'entre elles sont connues sous le nom de HMI, acronyme de l'expression allemande «Hydrargyrum mittlere bogenlänge Iod» (traduit en anglais par : «Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide»), marque déposée de la firme allemande Osram, mais d'autres dénominations existent pour cette même catégorie de lampes, chez Osram (HMP, HTI, HSR par exemple) et chez d'autres constructeurs (MSR, MSD, MSI chez Philips). 3, record 1, French, - technologie%20HMI
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
HMI® : marque déposée 1, record 1, French, - technologie%20HMI
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lighting
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- very-high-pressure mercury vapour lamp
1, record 2, English, very%2Dhigh%2Dpressure%20mercury%20vapour%20lamp
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- very-high-intensity mercury vapour lamp 1, record 2, English, very%2Dhigh%2Dintensity%20mercury%20vapour%20lamp
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gas discharge lamp with an operating pressure in the discharge tube exceeding 104 kPa. 1, record 2, English, - very%2Dhigh%2Dpressure%20mercury%20vapour%20lamp
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To achieve this, it is necessary to reduce the arc length. 1, record 2, English, - very%2Dhigh%2Dpressure%20mercury%20vapour%20lamp
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 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). 2, record 2, English, - very%2Dhigh%2Dpressure%20mercury%20vapour%20lamp
Record 2, 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
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éclairage
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lampe à vapeur de mercure à très haute pression
1, record 2, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure%20%C3%A0%20tr%C3%A8s%20haute%20pression
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lampe à décharge dans un gaz ayant une pression de service dans le tube supérieure à 104 kPa. 1, record 2, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure%20%C3%A0%20tr%C3%A8s%20haute%20pression
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour ce faire, il est nécessaire de réduire la longueur de l’arc. 1, record 2, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure%20%C3%A0%20tr%C3%A8s%20haute%20pression
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lampe à vapeur de mercure à très haute pression : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO). 2, record 2, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure%20%C3%A0%20tr%C3%A8s%20haute%20pression
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lighting
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- high-pressure mercury vapour lamp
1, record 3, English, high%2Dpressure%20mercury%20vapour%20lamp
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- high-intensity mercury vapour lamp 1, record 3, English, high%2Dintensity%20mercury%20vapour%20lamp
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gas discharge lamp with an operating pressure in the discharge tube of approximately 200 to 1 500 kPa. 1, record 3, English, - high%2Dpressure%20mercury%20vapour%20lamp
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
high-pressure mercury vapour lamp; high-intensity mercury vapour lamp: In the ISO 4007 standard, these terms appear combined in the expression "high-pressure (intensity) mercury vapour lamp." This expression and its definition have been standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 2, record 3, English, - high%2Dpressure%20mercury%20vapour%20lamp
Record 3, Key term(s)
- high-pressure (intensity) mercury vapour lamp
- high-pressure (intensity) mercury vapor lamp
- high-pressure mercury vapor lamp
- high-intensity mercury vapor lamp
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éclairage
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lampe à vapeur de mercure à haute pression
1, record 3, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure%20%C3%A0%20haute%20pression
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lampe à décharge dans un gaz ayant une pression de service dans le tube d'environ 200 à 1 500 kPa. 1, record 3, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure%20%C3%A0%20haute%20pression
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lampe à vapeur de mercure à haute pression : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO). 2, record 3, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20vapeur%20de%20mercure%20%C3%A0%20haute%20pression
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-11-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
- Lamps
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- xenon arc lamp
1, record 4, English, xenon%20arc%20lamp
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a discharge lamp in which the discharge takes place in xenon gas. 1, record 4, English, - xenon%20arc%20lamp
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
- Lampes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lampe à arc au xénon
1, record 4, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20arc%20au%20x%C3%A9non
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Flipo utilise une lampe à arc au xénon qui permet d'obtenir un flux lumineux très intense dans la bande spectrale idéale pour la polymérisation de la plupart des résines composites. 2, record 4, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20arc%20au%20x%C3%A9non
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-11-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Lighting
- Lamps
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- arc lamp
1, record 5, English, arc%20lamp
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The arc lamp has a mechanism to regularize electric current and two or several carbon electrodes to produce a strong gas discharge : the voltaic arc. It has two pairs of charcoal electrodes that can generate a purple-hued arc and produce from 16 to 20 hours of open-air combustion. 1, record 5, English, - arc%20lamp
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Éclairage
- Lampes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- lampe à arc
1, record 5, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20arc
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La lampe à arc comprend un mécanisme de régularisation du courant et deux ou plusieurs électrodes de charbon produisant une vive décharge gazeuse : l'arc voltaïque. Cette lampe a deux paires d'électrodes en charbon de bois qui donnent à l'arc une teinte violacée et qui produisent entre 16 et 20 heures de combustion à l'air libre. 2, record 5, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20arc
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-04-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
- Airfields
- Lamps
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- capacitor discharge light
1, record 6, English, capacitor%20discharge%20light
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lamp in which high-intensity flashes of extremely short duration are produced by the discharge of electricity at high voltage through a gas enclosed in a tube. 1, record 6, English, - capacitor%20discharge%20light
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Signalisation (Transport aérien)
- Aérodromes
- Lampes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- feu à décharge de condensateur
1, record 6, French, feu%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9charge%20de%20condensateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Feu produisant des éclats très brefs à haute intensité lumineuse obtenus par des décharges à haute tension à travers un gaz en vase clos. 1, record 6, French, - feu%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9charge%20de%20condensateur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
- Aeródromos
- Lámparas
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- luz de descarga de condensador
1, record 6, Spanish, luz%20de%20descarga%20de%20condensador
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lámpara en la cual se producen destellos de gran intensidad y de duración extremadamente corta, mediante una descarga eléctrica de alto voltaje a través de un gas encerrado en un tubo. 1, record 6, Spanish, - luz%20de%20descarga%20de%20condensador
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-11-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Lamps
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- gaseous discharge lamp
1, record 7, English, gaseous%20discharge%20lamp
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discharge lamp in which the discharge takes place in a gas.(For example : xenon-, neon-, helium-, nitrogen-, carbon dioxide-lamp). 1, record 7, English, - gaseous%20discharge%20lamp
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term neon tube is sometimes wrongly used to denote any such tubular discharge lamp. 1, record 7, English, - gaseous%20discharge%20lamp
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Lampes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- lampe à décharge dans un gaz
1, record 7, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9charge%20dans%20un%20gaz
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lampe à décharge dans laquelle la décharge se produit dans un gaz. (Par exemple : lampe [ou tube] au xénon, au néon, à l'hélium, à l'azote, au gaz carbonique). 1, record 7, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9charge%20dans%20un%20gaz
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme tube au néon est parfois utilisé par une généralisation abusive pour désigner diverses lampes à décharge. 1, record 7, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9charge%20dans%20un%20gaz
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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