Passivation of quartz for halogen-containing light sources

Patent · 31 December 1998

OSTI ID:872697

Falkenstein, Zoran ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

Lifetime of halogen containing VUV, UV, visible or IR light sources can be extended by passivating the quartz or glass gas containers with halogens prior to filling the quartz with the halogen and rare gas mixtures used to produce the light.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
• Patent Number(s): US 5993278
• OSTI ID: 872697
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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