Performance of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation lamps and luminaires in long-term service

LEUKOS - Journal of Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 181-188

  First, Melvin W ^a   Banahan, Kevin F ^b   Dumyahn, Thomas S ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Ambient Group Inc   (United States)

^c SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ultraviolet lamp life; UV lamp aging; UV luminaire cleaning cycles

Indexed keywords

ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION SYSTEMS (UVGI); ULTRAVIOLET LAMP LIFE; UV LAMP AGING; UV LUMINAIRE CLEANING CYCLES;

DISEASES; GLASS; MAINTENANCE; MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS;

ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS;

EID: 33947653746     PISSN: 15502724     EISSN: 15502716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1582/LEUKOS.2007.03.03.005     Document Type: Review

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