ultraviolet lamp

Synonyms:

ultraviolet source

Types:

mercury-vapor lamp

ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor

quartz lamp

a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container

sun lamp, sun-ray lamp, sunlamp, sunray lamp

a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments

Type of:

source of illumination

any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation