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WOODS LAMP [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lamps

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lampes
DEF

Lampe à vapeur de mercure à haute ou à basse pression, (avec substance fluorescente), qui émet le rayonnement UVA sans, ou presque sans, rayonnement visible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lámparas
CONT

Las lámparas denominadas de "luz negra" emiten en el UV-A y se llaman así porque la ampolla es un vidrio filtrante que sólo transmite la radiación ultravioleta. [...] Las aplicaciones de este tipo de lámparas son: [...] Análisis: detección de billetes falsos, identificación de sellos, examen de minerales y fósiles, etc.

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