HIGH PRESSURE METAL HALIDE LAMP

摘要

The high pressure metal halide lamp has in a light transmitting discharge vessel (1) tungsten electrodes (3) and a filling comprising a rare gas, a buffer gas and at least one halide chosen from hafnium and zirconium bromide and chloride. The filling comprises furthermore a metal chosen from tin, tantalum and antimony in elementary form and is free from iodine in an amount exceeding 0.5 .mu.mol I/cm3 discharge space (2). The lamp has considerably improved light generating properties.