tungsten-halogen lamp
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tungsten-halogen lamp
[¦təŋ·stən ′hal·ə·jən ‚lamp] (electronics)
A lamp containing a halogen, usually iodine or bromine, which combines with tungsten evaporated from the filament.
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tungsten-halogen lamp
A tungsten-filament incandescent lamp which is filled with a gas containing halogens; the envelope, made of quartz or other material that can be subjected to high-temperature, is small compared with standard lamps of equivalent wattage; formerly known as
quartz-iodine lamp.
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References in periodicals archive
- Spectral power distribution for incandescent tungsten-halogen lamp used in this study.
- Arc-tube of proposed metal-halide automotive headlamp compared with a conventional tungsten-halogen lamp.
In tungsten-halogen lamps manufactured with a standard fused silica quartz capsule, the quartz absorbs little of the ultraviolet radiation above 200 nanometers.
Many tungsten-halogen lamps are available using materials that absorb UV.
Another example is the introduction of
tungsten-halogen lamps, which replaced traditional incandescent filament lamps.
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