摘要 |
<p>A gaseous-discharge lamp has a tube (2) defining an envelope of the lamp in which an inert gas, such as xenon, is confined. A cup-shaped reflector (10) is disposed in the interior of the lamp, whose inner surface cross-section is a hyperbola or an ellipse so that a collimated light spot or parallel light beam is projected outwardly of the lamp. The reflector (10) has a larger-diameter opening facing a light projection window (1) formed on one face of the tube (2) and a bottom portion formed with a hole (9). An anode (6) and a cathode (5) are disposed facing each other in a space surrounded by the reflector (10). A trigger probe electrode (7) is located between the anode (6) and the cathode (5). A sparker electrode (8) is disposed outside the reflector (10) and in the vicinity of the hole (9) formed in its bottom portion. By the provision of the reflector (10) in the interior of the lamp, light of high radiation intensity is produced from the lamp without having to increase its size.</p> |