Gas discharge lamp having a double electrode arrangement

摘要

A gas discharge lamp is disclosed having a double electrode arrangement in a discharge space. The discharge space is defined by a glass tube sealed in gas-tight fashion and which is subdivided approximately along a longitudinal center-line by a separation plate. One end of the tube is open and receives an insulating disc through which lead wires for the electrodes pass. The insulating disc is connected in gas-tight fashion to the tube. The separation plate extends from the insulating disc towards the opposite end of the tube and terminates at a point spaced from the end of the tube. Accordingly, gas-tight discharge half spaces are formed at both sides of the separation plate with a connecting discharge space at the end of the tube which is not subdivided by the separation plate.