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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Frederick James Tipton, Acton, MA (US);
Inventor:
Frederick James Tipton, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Xenon Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed for apparatus and methods for increasing the reliability of the flash discharge response in pulsed gas discharge lamps. One embodiment includes a system comprising two gas discharge lamps having cathodes and anodes connected in parallel to a common power source. The lamps are alternatingly triggered such that the discharge from a first lamp reduces residual partial ionization of the gas in a second lamp and vice-versa.