Small size fluorescent lamp.

摘要

A small-size discharge lamp includes a glass tube (1) having first and second ends, with an outer diameter thereof being smaller than 5 millimeters and a length thereof being shorter than 300 millimeters. At opposite ends of the glass tube, an elongated filament (3) and an elongated getter (4) are provided adjacent each other and parallel to the the axial direction of the glass tube.