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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles I McVey, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313 25 ; 313636 ; 313571 ; 313572 ; 313637 ; 313642 ;
Abstract
A high pressure sodium lamp having an inner arc tube operated at an increased wall temperature so as to improve the efficacy of the lamp is disclosed. The improved high pressure sodium lamp has an arc tube which reduces the sodium losses typically experienced by high temperature operation. Also disclosed are desired parameters of the arc tube.