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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2002
Junming Tu, Bath, NY (US);
Junming Tu, Bath, NY (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An improved discharge lamp is provided which includes a discharge vessel (arc tube) enclosing a discharge space, the discharge vessel (arc tube) including within the discharge space a metal halide ionizable material; first and second discharge electrode feedthroughs, and first and second current conductors connected to the first and second discharge electrode feedthroughs, respectively. The improvement is through the use of a field wire of a material that includes Ni or Ni alloy, and wherein the field wire material exhibits an electrical resistivity at 25° C.<10 ohms/mm; a photoelectric emission work function>4.0 eV; a thermionic emission work function>4.0 eV; and a melting point>1200° C.