mercury vapor lamp


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mer·cu·ry va·por lamp

a lamp in which the electric arc is in an ionized mercury vapor atmosphere; it produces ultraviolet light that can be used therapeutically or in diagnostic photometry.
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Although the total spectral output of such a lamp is very similar to that of a standard mercury vapor lamp, the spectral bands actually shift toward longer wavelength.
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