摘要 |
PURPOSE: An amalgam retainer is provided to enhance the operation and life of electrodeless fluorescent lamps. CONSTITUTION: An arc discharge lamp comprises an arc chamber, an amalgam tip(12) attached to and communicating with the arc chamber through a narrow tubular extension which penetrates the amalgam tip for a distance less than the depth of the tip, and an amalgam(16) contained within the amalgam tip. The amalgam includes bismuth and the arc discharge lamp is an electrodeless lamp.
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