Experimental Surface-Wave Launcher

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Description (Brief):

Experimental fluorescent lamp that used radio-frequency energy to excite gas in the electrodeless arc-tube.

Date Made: ca 1987

Maker: Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryLevy, Donald L.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Electricity, Energy & Power, Electric Lamps

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Credit Line: from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1992.0553.14.1Catalog Number: 1992.0553.14.1Accession Number: 1992.0553

Object Name: discharge lamp

Measurements: overall: 20 1/2 in x 5 in x 5 in; 52.07 cm x 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-7a0d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_995215

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