The Effect of Outer Jacket Gases on the Performance of High Pressure Sodium (HPS) Lamps
| Autor: | P. L. Fortucci, V. D. Meyer, E. F. Wyner |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
| Předmět: |
Argon
Materials science Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors business.industry Sodium Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Electrical engineering Analytical chemistry chemistry.chemical_element Sodium-vapor lamp Mass spectrometry Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Methane law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry law Methane pressure Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Physics::Atomic Physics Physics::Chemical Physics business Helium Voltage |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society. 9:175-180 |
| ISSN: | 0099-4480 |
| Popis: | A mass spectrometer was used to analyze the gases in the outer jacket of operating HPS lamps. For new lamps, methane is the major gas, and argon is a minor constituent. As the lamp ages, helium accumulates in the outer jacket and the methane pressure decreases. The voltage, wattage, luminous output, and sodium D line width were monitored as gases were added to the outer jacket of operating HPS lamps. The effect on lamp performance is dependent on the pressure and the nature of the gases added to the outer jacket. Of the three gases (methane, helium, and argon), methane produces the greatest effect on lamp performance and argon the least. |
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