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UV RADIATION SOURCE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Optics
DEF

An UV-A radiation source, generally a mercury vapour discharge lamp, with the bulb (high-pressure radiation source) or tube (low-pressure radiation source) made from light-absorbing, but UV-A-transmitting, filter glass.

OBS

The glass filter appears almost black in colour.

OBS

blacklight lamp; ultraviolet radiation source: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • black light lamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Optique
DEF

Source d'UV-A, généralement composée d'une lampe à décharge à vapeur de mercure comportant une ampoule (lampe haute pression) ou un tube (lampe basse pression) en verre filtrant absorbant la lumière, mais laissant passer les UV-A.

OBS

Le verre filtrant semble presque noir.

OBS

source de lumière noire; source de rayonnement ultraviolet : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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