Abstract

A quantitative study of intensity changes in the spectra of high-pressure mercury-discharge lamps has utilized a photomultiplier tube and a cathode-ray oscilloscope. In ac operation, the spectral line intensities do not follow the current variation; the intensities are not zero when the current is zero. This phenomenon of residual intensity has been investigated in detail, and has been found to depend upon (1) excitation potential of the lines, (2) nature of the transition (metastable or permitted); and (3) the energy distribution of the lamp.

© 1966 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
OSA Recommended Articles
Mercury Resonance Radiation in the High-Current, Low-Pressure Discharge

Peter D. Johnson
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(11) 1451-1454 (1971)

On the Question of Equilibrium in Mercury + Thallium Iodide Arc Discharges

C. F. Gallo
Appl. Opt. 5(8) 1285-1291 (1966)

Relations Involving Internal Pressure, Intensity, Mercury Transfer, Cross-Section, and Electrical Conditions in Mercury Vapor Lamps

George Shannon Forbes and Philip Albert Leighton
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 12(1) 53-63 (1926)

More Recommended Articles

References

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Figures (4)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Tables (2)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Equations (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription