A new-type of Xenon-Neon barrier discharge fluorescent lamps: Double Helical External Electrodes Lamp (DHEL)

Journal of Light and Visual Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-57

  Jinno, Masafumi ^a   Muguruma, Yusuke ^a   Matsuda, Tatsuya ^a   Motomura, Hideki ^a   Takubo, Shuji ^a,b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Toshiba Lighting and Technology Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barrier discharge; DHEL; External Electrode; Flourescent lamp; Mercury free; Xenon

Indexed keywords

BARRIER DISCHARGE; DOUBLE HELICAL EXTERNAL ELECTRODES LAMP (DHEL); EXTERNAL ELECTRODE; MERCURY-FREE FLUORESCENT LAMPS; XENON-NEON DISCHARGE;

ELECTRIC LAMPS; ELECTRODES; MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS; NEON; XENON;

FLUORESCENT LAMPS;

EID: 33750439818     PISSN: 03878805     EISSN: 13498398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2150/jlve.30.55     Document Type: Article

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