Welsbach mantle

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Welsbach mantle or Welsbach burner [for C. A. von Welsbach Welsbach, Carl Auer, Baron von (kärl ou`ər bärōn` fən vĕls`bäkh), 1858–1929, Austrian chemist.
..... Click the link for more information. ], cylindrical framework of gauze impregnated with oxides of thorium and cerium. When heated in a gas flame, it produces a very bright light because of the incandescence of the oxides. It is now used in outdoor and camp lamps.

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