Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Metal Halide Lamp

Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology

  • 335 Accesses

Synonyms

Metal halide lamp

Definition

Lamp that produces light as a result of an electrical discharge, generated between two electrodes, in a high-pressure mercury vapor with metal halide additives, that is contained in a transparent bulb.

Metal Halide Gas Discharge Lamps

Metal halide lamps are high-pressure mercury gas discharge lamps that contain metal halides in addition to the mercury [2, 3]. In the heated discharge tube, the metals of the halides take part in the discharge process and radiate their own spectrum. Compared with high-pressure mercury lamps, both color properties and efficacy are considerably improved. Thanks to the fact that no fluorescent powder is needed, the small gas discharge tube itself is the light-emitting surface. This small light-emitting surface makes the lamps extremely suitable for use in reflector and floodlight luminaires. Originally, they were solely produced in extremely high lumen packages with relatively large lamp dimensions (about the size of a...

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Van Bommel, W.J.M., Rouhana, A.: Lighting Hardware: Lamps, Gear, Luminaires, Controls. Course book, Philips Lighting, Eindhoven (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Coaton, J.R., Marsden, A.M.: Lamps and Lighting, 4th edn. Arnold, London (1997)

    Google Scholar 

  3. DiLaura, D.L., Houser, K., Mistrick, R., Steffy, G.: IES Handbook, 10th edn. Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, New York (2011)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. van Bommel Lighting Consultant, Andoornstraat 16, 5672 XB, Nuenen, The Netherlands

    Wout van Bommel

Authors
  1. Wout van Bommel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Wout van Bommel .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. School of Design University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Ronnier Luo

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2012 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this entry

Cite this entry

van Bommel, W. (2012). Metal Halide Lamp. In: Luo, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_139-8

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_139-8

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-27851-8

  • eBook Packages: Springer Reference Physics and AstronomyReference Module Physical and Materials ScienceReference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Chapter history

  1. Latest

    Metal Halide Lamp
    Published:
    15 November 2019

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_139-9

  2. Original

    Metal Halide Lamp
    Published:
    11 October 2014

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_139-8

Search

Navigation