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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1989
Andre C Bouchard, Peabody, MA (US);
Radomir Lagushenko, Brookline, MA (US);
Jakob Maya, Brookline, MA (US);
GTE Products Corporation, Danvers, MA (US);
Abstract
A glow discharge lamp includes a light-transmitting envelope containing a rare gas fill material. The envelope contains a spherical-shaped region having a predetermined internal radius R. A phosphor coating is disposed on the inner surface of the envelope. Anode and cathode electrodes are disposed within the envelope and spaced a predetermined distance d thereapart. The voltage drop of the cathode electrode is less than the excitation potential of the rare gas fill material. The anode electrode has a predetermined effective surface area S.sub.a such that the relationship Rd/S.sub.a is within the range of from about 5.0 to 11.0.