HALOGENLAMP
Halogen lamp
A halogen lamp, also known as a tungsten halogen, quartz-halogen or quartz iodine lamp, is an incandescent lamp that has a small amount of a halogen such as iodine or bromine added. The combination of the halogen gas and the tungsten filament produces a halogen cycle chemical reaction which redeposits evaporated tungsten back onto the filament, increasing its life and maintaining the clarity of the envelope. Because of this, a halogen lamp can be operated at a higher temperature than a standard gas-filled lamp of similar power and operating life, producing light of a higher luminous efficacy and ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Halogen lamp
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halogen lamp
Noun
- An incandescent lamp containing a small quantity of halogen (usually bromine) to reduce deposition on the glass
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