(19)
(11) EP 0 184 217 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.11.1988 Bulletin 1988/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.06.1986 Bulletin 1986/24

(21) Application number: 85115532

(22) Date of filing: 06.12.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB NL

(30) Priority: 06.12.1984 US 678958

(71) Applicant: GTE Products Corporation
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(72) Inventors:
  • Lagushenko, Radomir
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  • Maya, Jakob
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(54) Low pressure arc discharge tube having increased voltage


(57) A low pressure arc discharge tube having structural means located within the envelope for raising the voltage across the arc tube. The structural means comprises at least one partition extending across the arc tube and having a dimension which is less than the electron energy relaxation distance of the arc discharge tube. Each of the partitions has at least one aperture therein which constricts the arc within the tube.






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