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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2021
Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Yagyu, Tokyo, JP;
Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To improve startability in a UV irradiation apparatus equipped with excimer lamps. The UV irradiation apparatus includes a plurality of excimer lamps each having a light-emitting tube filled with a discharge gas containing a noble gas. The plurality of excimer lamps includes a first excimer lamp filled with the discharge gas at a first enclosed gas pressure and a second excimer lamp filled with the discharge gas at a second enclosed gas pressure lower than the first enclosed gas pressure. The first excimer lamp is placed in a position such that at least part of light emitted from the second excimer lamp is allowed to enter the first excimer lamp.