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Mercury Ultraviolet
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Updated 16-XII-2022 |
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In parallel with the invention of the first practical mercury vapour lamp in 1901, it was recognised that these sources provided a powerful emission of ultraviolet radiation in addition to the visible wavelengths. Since the earliest beginnings of the mercury lamp industry, developments have progressed in two parallel domains optimised at improving their properties as light sources, and also as ultraviolet radiation sources. This page is concerned with the latter category.
Whereas the previous sections covering mercury lamp developments have classified the technological improvements in terms of the design and construction of mercury lamps, for the ultraviolet products it is considered more useful to group the different kinds of lamps according to their intended applications as detailed below. |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t GE S1.jpg) |
GE |
400W |
S-1 Ultraviolet Sunlamp, Thermionic discharge |
~1950 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC GE S2.jpg) |
GE |
85W |
S-2 Ultraviolet Sunlamp, Thermionic discharge |
1939 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC Philips Ultrasol 5023.jpg) |
Philips |
110W |
Ultrasol 5023 Self-Ballasted Sunlamp |
1935 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t GE S4.jpg) |
GE |
100W |
S-4 Sunlamp with Graded Glass Seals |
1940 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MBU Osram UltraVitalux-G.jpg) |
Osram |
300W |
Ultra-Vitalux Sunlamp Blended Round |
1941 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MBU Osram UltraVitalux-R.jpg) |
Osram |
300W |
Ultra-Vitalux Sunlamp Blended Reflector |
1957 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MBU GE RS.jpg) |
GE |
275W |
RS Sunlamp Blended Reflector |
1947 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MBU Sylvania RS.jpg) |
Sylvania |
275W |
RS Sunlamp Blended Reflector |
1966 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MBU Philips MLU500.jpg) |
Philips |
500W |
Biosol MLU Sunlamp Blended Reflector |
1953 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MBU Philips MLU300.jpg) |
Philips |
300W |
Ultraphil MLU Sunlamp Blended Reflector |
1968 |
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| | Ultraviolet Germcidal & Ozone |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t GE G4S11.jpg) |
GE |
4W |
G4S11 Ozone Producing Thermionic discharge |
1959 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC Osram HNS10.jpg) |
Osram |
10W |
HNS 10W/U OFR U-Tube Germicidal Ozone Free |
1973 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC Philips TUV6.jpg) |
Philips |
6W |
TUV Germicidal lamp with internal resistance |
1992 |
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| | Ultraviolet Actinic |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t Philips HPR125.jpg) |
Philips |
125W |
HPR Actinic Printing in Reflector Bulb |
1984 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t Thorn MB5000.jpg) |
GE-Thorn |
5kW |
MB high wattage photo-printing lamp |
1991 |
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| | Ultraviolet Blacklight |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC Thorn M2.jpg) |
Thorn |
4W |
M2 miniature ultraviolet source |
1975 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC Osram HgN13.jpg) |
Osram |
13W |
HgN miniature UV-A source |
1950 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC GE F5000.jpg) |
GE |
4W |
F5000 DC Discharge Fluorescent Blacklight |
1950 c. |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC Svetotekhnika LUF4.jpg) |
SPO Svet |
4W |
LUF-4 DC Discharge Fluorescent Blacklight |
1989 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC SELA Abadie 6002.jpg) |
SELA Abadie |
4W |
Abadie 6002 DC Fluorescent Blacklight |
1992 |
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| | Ultraviolet Blacklight-Blue |
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![](Images/FL Thumbnails/t D FL UV Philips TL20W-08.jpg) |
Philips |
20W |
Woods Glass Blacklight Blue |
1941 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC Osram HNV9.jpg) |
Osram |
9W |
HNV miniature Woods' glass blacklight |
1943 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MC Philips TW6.jpg) |
Philips |
6W |
TW Blacklight lamp with internal resistance |
1983 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MBW GE Purple-X.jpg) |
GE |
100W |
H100-BL4 Purple-X Blacklight Woods Glass |
1971 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t Osram HQV80.jpg) |
Osram |
80W |
HQV Blacklight Woods Glass |
1964 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t Thorn MBW125.jpg) |
Thorn |
125W |
MBW Blacklight Woods Glass |
1974 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t Philips HPW125.jpg) |
Philips |
125W |
HPW Blacklight Woods Glass |
1985 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MBW Philips HPWTS125.jpg) |
Philips |
125W |
HPW-TS Blacklight with UV-A Phosphor |
1991 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t Iwasaki H400BL.jpg) |
Iwasaki |
400W |
H400BL Blacklight Woods Glass |
1994 |
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![](Images/HID Thumbnails/t D MBW SELZ DRUFZ125.jpg) |
SELZ |
125W |
DRUFZ 125-1 Blacklight Woods Glass Reflector |
1983 |
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