High efficiency fluorescent excimer lamps: An alternative to mercury based UVC lamps
High efficiency fluorescent excimer lamps: An alternative to mercury based UVC lamps
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DOI:
10.1063/1.4842296
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发表时间:
2013-12-01
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Murnick, D. E.
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作者:
Masoud, N. M.;Murnick, D. E.
A high efficiency xenon excimer lamp radiating at 172 nm, with an internal phosphor coating shifting to UVC has been demonstrated, showing the feasibility of a cost effective alternative to UVC mercury lamps. Fluorescent lamps so designed can be fabricated in various geometries with high efficiency. Unlike other xenon excimer lamps based on dielectric barrier discharges this new system is highly compatible with existing and proposed phosphors as it operates in an inert gas environment at modest temperature and is subject only to 172 nm primary radiation. Using a lamp coated with a UVC phosphor we have demonstrated the feasibility of germicidal and curing lamps with 40% energy conversion efficiency and high power density. These lamps are rapidly switchable, have long projected lifetimes and are compatible with dimmers. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.