Blue Light
Light in fluorescent bulbs occurs when electricity excites the mercury vapor inside the tubular glass bulb.
Xenon light bulbs work from low pressure vapor. Like street lamps and stadium lights. The vapor is used to produce an ultraviolet light that arouses a phosphor coating in the tube.
The filament is usually made from wolfram (W) and the filling gas is argon.
A fluorescent lamp refers to a low pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence in order to produce visible light. It is also called a fluorescent tube.
mercury vapor
Mercury Vapor
Between Metal Halide and Mercury Vapor the higher output is emitted from the Metal Halide lamp.
No. A mercury vapor lamp will work on a metal halide ballast, but not the other way around.
ionized mercury vapor emits UV light.phosphor coating on inside of tube absorbs UV light and emits visible light.visible leaves tube.
It is a low weight mercury-vapor gas-release light that uses fluorescence to deliver obvious light. An electric current in the gas energizes mercury vapor which creates short-wave bright light that then causes a phosphor covering within the globule to sparkle.
Ionized mercury vapor radiates in the near ultra-violet (a high energy source of radiation) which energizes the fluorescent coating inside the bulbs.
Blue Light
ionized Mercury vapor emits UV light.phosphor coating on inside of tube absorbs UV light and emits visible light.visible leaves tube.
Dude! Did you not read your question??? You said Mercury Vapor! You don't fix it! It's Mercury vapor. You're "playing with fire there." You need to call your local municipality/township and find out where the nearest hazardous disposal facility is for this bulb and dispose of it properly. Then go to the store and buy a new bulb.
They change from a liquid to a vapor (gas).
The electrons in the mercury arc current in the tube causes the mercury vapor to emit ultraviolet light. The inside surface of the tube is coated with a phosphor that glows with visible light when hit by ultraviolet light.