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LAMPE VAPEUR MERCURE HAUTE PRESSION [2 records]

Record 1 2013-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

A gas discharge lamp with an operating pressure in the discharge tube of approximately 200 to 1 500 kPa.

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).

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

Lampe à décharge dans un gaz ayant une pression de service dans le tube d'environ 200 à 1 500 kPa.

OBS

lampe à vapeur de mercure à haute pression : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lamps
DEF

Mercury vapour lamp, with or without a coating of phosphor, in which during operation the partial pressure of the vapour is of the order 105 newtons per square metre (1 atmosphere) or more.

Key term(s)
  • high pressure mercury vapor lamp
  • high-pressure mercury vapor lamp
  • high-pressure mercury vapour lamp
  • high-pressure mercury lamp
  • high-pressure vapor lamp
  • high-pressure vapour lamp
  • high pressure vapour lamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lampes
DEF

Lampe à vapeur de mercure, revêtue ou non d'une substance fluorescente, dans laquelle la pression partielle de la vapeur est de l'ordre de 105 newtons par mètre carré (1 atmosphère) et plus pendant le fonctionnement.

Spanish

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