Xenon Lamp
Xenon lamps are a type of incandescent light bulb that contains xenon gas in the glass envelope, offering longer life (10,000 hours versus 2,000 hours), operating at cooler temperatures than comparable halogen lamps. Unlike halogen lamps, xenon lamps may be touched with bare hands without affecting the rated life of the lamp.
A xenon arc lamp is a specialist type of gas discharge lamp, it produces light by passing electricity through ionized xenon gas at high pressure. The light produced is bright white light simulating sunlight. These are used in movie projectors, searchlights, and for specialised industry and research such as wide-field fluorescence microscopes.
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