High intensity discharge device containing oxytrihalides
Abstract
A fill composition for a high intensity discharge device including mercury, niobium oxytrihalide, and a molecular stabilization agent is provided. The molar ratio of niobium oxytrihalide to the molecular stabilization agent in the fill is in the range of from about 5:1 to about 7.5:1. Niobium oxytrihalide is present in the fill in sufficient amount to produce, by dissociation in the discharge, atomic niobium, niobium oxide, NbO, and niobium dioxide, NbO.sub.2, with the molar ratio of niobium-containing vapor species to mercury in the fill being in the range of from about 0.01:1 to about 0.50:1; and mercury pressure of about 1 to about 50 atmospheres at lamp operating temperature. There is also provided a high intensity discharge device comprising a sealed light-transmissive arc tube; the arc tube including the above-described fill; and an energizing means for producing an electric discharge within the arc tube.
- Inventors:
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- Hudson, MA
- Rockport, MA
- Danvers, MA
- Brookline, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- GTE Products Corp
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866274
- Patent Number(s):
- 4672267
- Assignee:
- GTE Laboratories Incorporated (Waltham, MA); GTE Products Corporation (Danvers, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-84SF12235
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- intensity; discharge; device; containing; oxytrihalides; fill; composition; including; mercury; niobium; oxytrihalide; molecular; stabilization; agent; provided; molar; ratio; range; sufficient; amount; produce; dissociation; atomic; oxide; nbo; dioxide; niobium-containing; vapor; species; 01; 50; pressure; atmospheres; lamp; operating; temperature; comprising; sealed; light-transmissive; tube; above-described; energizing; means; producing; electric; niobium oxide; intensity discharge; device containing; vapor species; sufficient amount; discharge device; tube including; molar ratio; operating temperature; device comprising; device including; electric discharge; niobium oxytrihalide; stabilization agent; including mercury; containing vapor; /313/
Citation Formats
Lapatovich, Walter P, Keeffe, William M, Liebermann, Richard W, and Maya, Jakob. High intensity discharge device containing oxytrihalides. United States: N. p., 1987.
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@article{osti_866274,
title = {High intensity discharge device containing oxytrihalides},
author = {Lapatovich, Walter P and Keeffe, William M and Liebermann, Richard W and Maya, Jakob},
abstractNote = {A fill composition for a high intensity discharge device including mercury, niobium oxytrihalide, and a molecular stabilization agent is provided. The molar ratio of niobium oxytrihalide to the molecular stabilization agent in the fill is in the range of from about 5:1 to about 7.5:1. Niobium oxytrihalide is present in the fill in sufficient amount to produce, by dissociation in the discharge, atomic niobium, niobium oxide, NbO, and niobium dioxide, NbO.sub.2, with the molar ratio of niobium-containing vapor species to mercury in the fill being in the range of from about 0.01:1 to about 0.50:1; and mercury pressure of about 1 to about 50 atmospheres at lamp operating temperature. There is also provided a high intensity discharge device comprising a sealed light-transmissive arc tube; the arc tube including the above-described fill; and an energizing means for producing an electric discharge within the arc tube.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
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