1998•The Electrochemical Society InterfaceOpen access

Fluorescent Lamp Phosphors

A.M. Srivastava, Timothy J. Sommerer

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Fluorescent lamp phosphors convert the ultraviolet emission of a rare-gas/mercury discharge plasma into visible (white) light. The phosphor is responsible for nearly all the visible light produced by the lamp with the visible mercury lines contributing only a few percent to the total lamp light output. This article reviews fluorescent lamp phosphors that are used in general purpose illumination.

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Key concepts: Phosphor, Fluorescent lamp, Mercury-vapor lamp, Mercury (programming language), Fluorescence, Gas-discharge lamp, Visible spectrum, Ultraviolet