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When were high-pressure mercury vapor lamps invented?

First significant types of high-pressure mercury-vapor lamps were made in the beginning of the 1930s in the twentieth century with the upcoming of borosilicate glass technology (Elenbaas 1951 ).

Will high-pressure mercury vapor lamps be replaced by metal-halide lamps?

High-pressure mercury vapor lamps will be more and more replaced by metal-halide lamps due to the efficacy and color rendering properties for general lighting applications. However, they will stay in use for applications like ozone generation, disinfection, and lacquer curing.

What is a mercury vapor lamp used for?

Special ultra high-pressure mercury vapor lamps called Ultra-high-performance lamps or UHP lamps, are commonly used in digital video projectors, including DLP, 3LCD and LCoS projectors. ^ a b c d e f "What color is mercury discharge tube? – handlebar-online.com".

What is a high pressure lamp?

These were originally known as ultra-high-pressure lamps, because the internal pressure can rise to as much as 200 atmospheres when the lamp reaches its operating temperature. It was developed by Philips in 1995 for use in commercial projection systems, home theatre projectors, MD-PTVs and video walls.