Arc lamps were invented in the 1940's and have many uses. Some of the uses are movie projectors and car headlamps. Arc light are also used to simulate sunlight in different types of equipment testing.
An arc lamp is a lamp that produces light by an electric arc. The carbon arc light, which consists of an arc between carbon electrodes in air, invented by Humphry Davy in the early 1800s, was the first practical electric light.
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An arc lamp is a general term for a class of lamps that uses an electric arc or voltage arc to create light. You've seen the bright light given off by electric arc welding, and the idea of the electric arc is the principle behind an arc lamp.
The type of gas commonly used in an arc lamp is typically a noble gas such as xenon or mercury vapor. These gases are chosen for their ability to produce a bright and steady light when an electric current is passed through them in the lamp.
First used to power a single arc lamp in Northampton, England in 1878.
In early films, as below: "Arc lamps were used in some early motion-picture studios to illuminate interior shots."
A plasma arc of argon gas and/or other ions, such as mercury vapour, depending on the gas mixture used in the lamp.
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Humphry Davy
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