Refers to lights that use electricity, specifically light sources for illumination. Sometimes it refers to lights using incandescent light bulbs. In a broader sense, it also includes neon signs for advertising and decoration, photo bulbs, traffic lights, sun lamps, and germicidal lamps. They can be classified according to the method of emitting light as follows: (1) Incandescent lamps for ordinary lighting These use the heat generated by a tungsten filament. (2) Fluorescent lamps and other lamps that use secondary light These emit light by irradiating a fluorescent material in the tube wall with electrons caused by a discharge. (3) Discharge lamps These use incandescent light generated by an arc discharge between electrodes. Depending on the type of vapor enclosed, they are called mercury lamps, sodium lamps, etc. Neon lamps, sun lamps, and arc lamps are also types of discharge lamps. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
電気を利用した灯火のことで,特に照明用の光源をいう。白熱電球による灯火をさす場合もある。広義には,広告や装飾用のネオンサイン,写真用電球類,信号灯,太陽灯,殺菌灯なども含む。発光方式で分類すると次のとおり。 (1) 普通照明用の白熱電灯 タングステン線条 (フィラメント ) の発熱発光を利用する。 (2) ケイ光灯など2次発光を利用するもの 放電により電子を管壁のケイ光体に照射して発光させる。 (3) 放電灯 電極間のアーク放電による白熱光を利用する。封入する蒸気の種類により,水銀灯,ナトリウム灯などと呼ばれる。ネオンランプ,太陽灯,アーク灯も放電灯の1種である。
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