Metal Halide Lamp

摘要

A metal halide lamp comprising a discharge vessel surrounded by an outer envelope with clearance and having a ceramic wall which encloses a discharge space filled with a filling comprising an inert gas, such as xenon (Xe), and an ionizable salt, wherein in said discharge space two electrodes are arranged whose tips have discharge path between them, with the special feature that said ionizable salt comprises NaI, TlI, CaI₂ and X-iodide wherein X is selected from the group comprising rare earth metals.