WO2001067480A9 - A solid lamp fill material and method of dosing hid lamps - Google Patents
A solid lamp fill material and method of dosing hid lampsInfo
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
- H01J61/82—Lamps with high-pressure unconstricted discharge having a cold pressure > 400 Torr
- H01J61/822—High-pressure mercury lamps
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- H01J61/12—Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature
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- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
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- H01J61/12—Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature
- H01J61/18—Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature having a metallic vapour as the principal constituent
- H01J61/20—Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature having a metallic vapour as the principal constituent mercury vapour
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- the present invention relates generally to dosing lamp fill material in lamps.
- the present invention relates to dosing small quantities of halogens
- HID high intensity discharge
- HID lamps with a vaporizable lamp fill have found widespread use in lighting
- HID lamps have low maintenance of HID lamps when compared to other lamp types. HID lamps
- ultra high pressure mercury lamps operate with mercury pressures
- these lamps is typically less than 0.1 mg and may be less than 0.1 ⁇ g.
- these lamps is typically less than 0.1 mg and may be less than 0.1 ⁇ g.
- bromine in an ultra high pressure mercury lamp the bromine in the form of Br 2 may
- the Br 2 may be absorbed on the surfaces of the gas delivery system
- lamp includes adding methylene bromide (CH 2 Br 2 ) vapor to the argon fill gas of the
- lamp includes the formation of lamp fill particles formed from mercuric bromide
- Figure 1 is a phase diagram of the bismuth-bismuth bromide system.
- the present invention finds utility in dosing the desired quantities of a metal
- a halogen as low as 0.1 ⁇ g or less may take the form of solid particles formed from
- metal halide component of the particle vaporizes during lamp operation to deliver the
- the metal halide in the particle must be
- the metal halide may be dissolved in the parent metal of
- the metal halide may also be dissolved in the
- parent metal combined with one or more other metals, or with just one or more other
- Some systems may provide mixtures comprising a low weight percent of the metal halide while other systems are suitable for providing mixtures comprising a low
- the particles may be formed by admixing the desired quantity of the halogen in
- the amount of metal halide in the particle is limited by the solubility of
- the desired amount of metal in the particle is
- Particles suitable for dosing into the arc tube of a HID lamp are typically
- particles may be produced in the dripping process described above with a diameter
- fill particles include:
- M is a metal from the group consisting of Bi, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, and
- MX is a chloride, bromide, or iodide of the metal M (where n
- M' is one or more metals from the group consisting of Bi, Cd, In,
- M" ⁇ is a chloride, bromide, or iodide of one or more metals
- n may be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
- MX is a halide of the metal M
- M is a metal from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba, and
- MX shipment is a metal halide of the metal M (where n is typically 2);
- M is a metal from the group consisting of La and Ce and possibly
- MX is a chloride, bromide, or iodide of the metal M (where n is
- quantities of a halide in a lamp have been found to include a combination of one or more metals and a halide of one of more metals wherein the vapor pressure of the
- metal halide is relatively large, assuring the complete vaporization of the particle at
- the vapor pressure is preferably near (or larger
- earth metals are less desirable than the others because of the halides of these metals
- a particle is formed by admixing 4 g BiBr3 with 96 g Bi metal, melting the admixture into a homogeneous melt, and solidifying the melt into a 1.0 mg particles
- particles formed are generally spherical and have a diameter of about 720 ⁇ m and a
- a particle is formed by admixing 10 g BiBr 3 with 90 g Bi metal, melting the
- particles formed are generally spherical and have a diameter of about 350 ⁇ m and a
Abstract
A solid halogen-containing lamp fill material and a method of introducing small amounts of halogen into a HID lamp are disclosed. The solid material may include an admixture of a metal and a metal halide in the form of spheres of high purity, uniform size and uniform composition. Solid lamp fill material and methods of introducing small quantities of one or more metals into a HID lamp are also disclosed.
Description
A SOLID LAMP FILL MATERIAL AND METHOD OF DOSING HID LAMPS
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application S.N.
60/188,004 filed March 9, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to dosing lamp fill material in lamps.
More specifically, the present invention relates to dosing small quantities of halogens
in high intensity discharge ("HID") lamps.
HID lamps with a vaporizable lamp fill have found widespread use in lighting
large outdoor and indoor areas such as athletic stadiums, gymnasiums, warehouses,
parking facilities, and the like, because of the relatively high efficiency, compact size,
and low maintenance of HID lamps when compared to other lamp types. HID lamps
have also been developed as point sources. In many applications, it is advantageous to
lamp operation to provide a small amount of a halogen in the arc tube of HID lamps.
In other applications, it may be advantageous to provide a small quantity of one or
more metals in the arc tube of HID lamps.
For example, ultra high pressure mercury lamps operate with mercury pressures
of 100 atmospheres and higher and have been found to be good point sources for
projection and optical systems. One disadvantage of such lamps is a reduced
operating life resulting from the blackening of the walls of the arc tube due to
deposition of tungsten from the lamp electrodes on the arc tube wall. It is known that
small quantities of a halogen dosed into the arc tube of the lamp reduces the
blackening of the wall of the arc tube and thus extends the life of the lamp. Typically,
chlorine, bromine, or iodine is dosed into ultra high pressure mercury lamps, however,
bromine has been favored in most applications. The quantity of halogen dosed in
these lamps is typically less than 0.1 mg and may be less than 0.1 μg. For example,
U.S. Patent No. 5,497,049 to Fischer discloses an ultra high pressure mercury lamp
having a dose of bromine of less than 0.1 μg.
There remains the practical question of how to dose such small quantities of a
halogen into the arc tube of a HID lamp. One known method is to add an appropriate
quantity of halogen gas to the inert fill gas of the lamp. In the example of providing
bromine in an ultra high pressure mercury lamp, the bromine in the form of Br2 may
be added to the argon fill gas. However, it is difficult to control the Br2 concentration
in the fill gas and the Br2 may be absorbed on the surfaces of the gas delivery system
gas or react with system components. Thus precise small quantities of bromine are
difficult to dose into lamps using this method.
Another known method of dosing such small quantities of bromine in a HID
lamp includes adding methylene bromide (CH2Br2) vapor to the argon fill gas of the
lamp as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,109,181 to Fischer et al. However, it is
difficult to control the concentration of the vapor in argon in this method. Further,
hydrogen contamination in the lamp is possible.
Yet another known approach to dosing such small quantities of bromine into a
lamp includes the formation of lamp fill particles formed from mercuric bromide
(HgBr2). However, it is very difficult to fabricate and handle a sphere having
quantities of halide as low as 0.1 μg. Even larger spheres having as much as 0.05 mg
of halide are difficult to dose into lamps because of the small size of the spheres. The
spheres are also difficult to handle and dose because of static electricity.
Thus there remains a need for a method of dosing small quantities of a halogen
in a HID lamp in an easily fabricated and dosed lamp fill material.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to obviate the deficiencies
of the known prior art and to provide a novel lamp fill material.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a novel particle suitable
for introducing small quantities of a halogen into a HID lamp.
It is yet another object of the present invention to obviate the deficiencies of
the known prior art and to provide a novel method of dosing a lamp.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a novel method of
dosing a HID lamp with small quantities of a halogen in a solid lamp fill particle.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method of dosing a
lamp which reduces the introduction of impurities into the lamp.
It is yet a further object of the present invention to provide a novel lamp fill
material for introducing a metal and metal halide into a HID lamp.
It is still a further object of the present invention to provide a novel method of
dosing a HID lamp with small quantities of one or more metals and a metal halide.
These and many other objects and advantages of the present invention will be
readily apparent to one skilled in the art to which the invention pertains from a perusal
of the claims, the appended drawings, and the following detailed description of the
preferred embodiments.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a phase diagram of the bismuth-bismuth bromide system.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The present invention finds utility in dosing the desired quantities of a metal
halide and metal in all types and sizes of HID lamps. By way of example only, certain
aspects of the present invention may be easily understood in the embodiment of a
vaporizable lamp fill material and method of dosing small quantities of bromine in
ultra high pressure mercury lamps.
It has been discovered that lamp fill material suitable for delivering quantities
of a halogen as low as 0.1 μg or less may take the form of solid particles formed from
a molten mixture of one or more metals and the halide of one or more metals. The
metal halide component of the particle vaporizes during lamp operation to deliver the
desired quantity of the halogen into the lamp. The metal halide in the particle must be
soluble in the molten metal; however, it is undesirable to form two immiscible liquids
or separate molten metal and solid metal halide phases.
It has been found that high solubility of metal halides in metals occurs in a
limited number of systems. The metal halide may be dissolved in the parent metal of
the metal halide as illustrated in the phase diagram for the bismuth-bismuth bromide
system shown in Figure 1. However, the metal halide may also be dissolved in the
parent metal combined with one or more other metals, or with just one or more other
metals. Some systems may provide mixtures comprising a low weight percent of the
metal halide while other systems are suitable for providing mixtures comprising a low
weight percent of the metal.
The particles may be formed by admixing the desired quantity of the halogen in
the form of a metal halide with a molten metal and forming particles from the molten
admixture. The amount of metal halide in the particle is limited by the solubility of
the metal halide in the molten metal. The desired amount of metal in the particle is
determined by the desire to have a particle large enough to facilitate handling and
dosing, yet not too large so as to exceed the amount of metal which is tolerable within
the arc tube of the lamp.
U.S. Patent No. 3,676,534 to Anderson dated July, 1972 and assigned to the
assignee of the present invention, the content of which is hereby incorporated by
reference, discloses a process for forming uniformly sized particles of metal halide
mixtures by forcing a homogeneous melt through an orifice of known diameter at a
known velocity and acoustically or electromechanically breaking the molten jet into
controlled lengths.
An alternative process is described in the Anderson U.S. Patent No. 4,201,739
dated May, 1980 and assigned to the assignee of the present invention, the content of
which is hereby incorporated by reference. In that Anderson patent, particles are
formed by the controlled wetting of an orifice which allows the dripping of molten
metal halide spheres of a larger diameter.
Particles suitable for dosing into the arc tube of a HID lamp are typically
produced as spheres having an average diameter between about 50 and about 3,000
microns, and preferably between about 150 and about 1,200 microns. However, such
particles may be produced in the dripping process described above with a diameter
between about 1600 and about 3000 microns, preferably between about 1750 and
about 2500 microns.
Examples of the metal and metal halide combinations suitable for forming lamp
fill particles include:
A. metals from Group IIB, IIIA, IVA, and VA elements in combination
with a halide of the metal, i.e., M + MX„ where:
M is a metal from the group consisting of Bi, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, and
Pb, and
MX,, is a chloride, bromide, or iodide of the metal M (where n
may be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5);
B. metals from Group IIB, IIIA, IVA, and VA elements in combination
with a halide of another metal from Group IIB, IIIA, IVA, and VA elements,
i.e., M' + M"^ where:
M' is one or more metals from the group consisting of Bi, Cd, In,
Sn, Tl, Pb, and Hg, and
M"^ is a chloride, bromide, or iodide of one or more metals
from the same group as the metal M' (where n may be 1, 2, 3,
4, or 5).
C. alkali metal in combination with a halide of the alkali metal, i.e.,
M + MX ~ where M is a metal from the group consisting of Na,
K, Rb, and Cs, and
MX is a halide of the metal M;
D. alkaline earth metal in combination with a halide of the alkaline earth
metal, i.e., M + MX„ where :
M is a metal from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba, and
MX„ is a metal halide of the metal M (where n is typically 2); and
E. rare earth metals in combination with a halide of the rare earth metal,
i.e., M + MX,, where:
M is a metal from the group consisting of La and Ce and possibly
Sc and Y and other lanthanides of atomic numbers 59-71,
and
MX,, is a chloride, bromide, or iodide of the metal M (where n is
typically 3 but occasionally 2).
The most effective particles suitable as a lamp fill material for dosing small
quantities of a halide in a lamp have been found to include a combination of one or
more metals and a halide of one of more metals wherein the vapor pressure of the
metal halide is relatively large, assuring the complete vaporization of the particle at
the operating temperature of the lamp. The vapor pressure is preferably near (or larger
than) the vapor pressure of the particular halide X of mercury, i.e., for a particle
comprising M + MX,,, the vapor pressure of MXj, is preferably near or larger than the
vapor pressure of HgX2.
The particles formed from the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and rare
earth metals are less desirable than the others because of the halides of these metals
have relatively low vapor pressures. Further, the reactivity of some of the metals in
these groups may not be desirable for introduction into arc tubes formed from fused
silica or for serving as an inert carrier for a metal halide. Thus the particles formed
from the compositions described in groups A and B above may be the most effective
in delivering small quantities of a halogen into a lamp. However, there may be some
applications for particles formed from groups C, D, and E in ceramic arc tubes or in
other applications where reactivity of the particle components is desired.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention for delivering a small
quantity of a halogen into an ultra high pressure mercury lamp, the particle is formed
by dissolving bismuth bromide in molten bismuth metal.
Example 1:
A particle is formed by admixing 4 g BiBr3 with 96 g Bi metal, melting the
admixture into a homogeneous melt, and solidifying the melt into a 1.0 mg particles
having a composition of 4 weight percent BiBr3 and 96 weight percent Bi metal. The
particles formed are generally spherical and have a diameter of about 720 μm and a
quantity of about 17 μg of bromine.
Example 2:
A particle is formed by admixing 10 g BiBr3 with 90 g Bi metal, melting the
admixture into a homogeneous melt, and solidifying the melt into 0.2 mg particles
having a composition of 10 weight percent BiBr3 and 90 weight percent Bi metal. The
particles formed are generally spherical and have a diameter of about 350 μm and a
quantity of about 8.6 μg of bromine.
While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, it
is to be understood that the embodiments described are illustrative only and the scope
of the invention is to be defined solely by the appended claims when accorded a full
range of equivalence, many variations and modifications naturally occurring to those
of skill in the art from a perusal hereof.
Claims
1. A solid fill material for the arc tube of a HID lamp comprising a metal
halide dispersed within a metal, the vapor pressure of the metal halide component
having a vapor pressure sufficiently large at the operating temperature of the lamp to
provide halogen reactivity within the arc tube and thereby reduce arc tube blackening
in the operation of the lamp.
2. The material of Claim 1 formed by combining the metal halide with the
metal and melting the combination without forming two immiscible liquids and
without forming separate molten metal and solid or liquid metal halide phases.
3. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal is selected from the group
consisting of Bi, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, Pb and Hg.
4. The material of Claim 1 wherein the halide is selected from the group
consisting of Cl, Br and I.
5. The material of Claim 1 wherein the vapor pressure of the metal is
below about 0.01 arm at 700° C.
6. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal is an alkali metal and the
metal halide is an alkali metal halide.
7. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal is an alkaline earth metal and
the metal halide is an alkaline earth metal halide.
8. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal is a rare earth metal and the
metal halide is a rare earth metal halide.
9. The material of Claim 1 wherein the vapor pressure of the pure metal halide is at least 0.001 arm. at 700°C.
10. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal of the metal halide is the
same as the metal in which the metal halide is dissolved.
11. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal of the metal halide is
different from the metal in which the metal halide is dissolved.
12. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal halide is less than about 50
micrograms.
13. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal halide is less than about 1
microgram.
14. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal halide is less than about 0.2
micrograms.
15. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal halide is between about 0.05
and about 200 micrograms.
16. The material of Claim 15 wherein the metal halide is between about 0.5
and about 20 micrograms.
17. The material of Claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of metal to metal
halide is not less than about 5.
18. The material of Claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of metal to metal
halide is not less than about 50.
19. The material of Claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of metal to metal
halide is not less than about 500.
20. A solid lamp fill particle formed by dissolving a metal halide in a molten metal without forming two immiscible liquids and without forming separate molten
metal and solid or liquid metal halide phases.
21. The particle of Claim 20 wherein the particle is a spheroid having a
diameter between about 50 and 3,000 microns.
22. The particle of Claim 21 wherein the diameter is between about 150 and
about 1,200 microns.
23. The particle of Claim 21 wherein the diameter is between about 1750
and about 2,500 microns.
24. The particle of Claim 20 wherein the metal is selected from the group
consisting of Bi, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, Pb and Hg.
25. The particle of Claim 24 wherein the halide is selected from the group
consisting of Cl, Br and I.
26. The particle of Claim 20 wherein the halide is selected from the group
consisting of Cl, Br and I.
27. The particle of Claim 20 , the vapor pressure of the metal halide
component having a vapor pressure at the operating temperature of the lamp
sufficiently large to provide halogen reactivity within the arc tube and thereby reduce
arc tube blackening in the operation of the lamp.
28. The particle of Claim 20 wherein said metal is bismuth and said halide
of said metal is bismuth bromide.
29. The particle of Claim 20 having an oxygen and hydrogen content less
than 50 ppm.
30. The particle of Claim 28 having an oxygen and hydrogen content less
than 10 ppm.
31. The particle of Claim 20 having less than 10 ppm of contaminants which
may promote devitrification of quartz.
32. The particle of Claim 30 having less than 1 ppm of contaminants which
may promote devitrification of quartz.
33. A particle comprising a metal and a halide of said metal.
34. A particle comprising:
(a) a metal from the group consisting of Bi, Cd, In, Sn, Tl and Pb; and
(b) a metal halide from the group consisting of BiX3, InX3, SnX2, T1X and
PbX2, where X is from the group consisting of Cl, Br or I.
35. A method of dosing the arc tube of a HID lamp with a predetermined -
amount of a halide comprising the steps of:
(a) melting a one or more metals;
(b) dissolving a metal halide in the molten metal;
(c) quenching the molten mixture of metal and metal halide to form a solid
particle; and
(d) dosing the arc tube with the solid particle to thereby introduce the halide
of the metal halide into the arc tube.
36. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal halide is dissolved in the
molten metal without forming two immiscible liquids and without forming separate
molten metal and solid or liquid metal halide phases.
37. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal is selected from the group of
Bi, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, Pb and Hg.
38. The method of Claim 35 wherein the halide is selected from the group
Cl, Br and I.
39. The method of Claim 35 wherein the vapor pressure of the metal is
below about 0.01 atm at 700° C.
40. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal is an alkali metal and the
metal halide is an alkali metal halide.
41. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal is an alkaline earth metal and
the metal halide is an alkaline earth metal halide.
42. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal is a rare earth metal and the
metal halide is a rare earth metal halide.
43. The method of Claim 35 wherein the vapor pressure of the pure metal
halide is at least 0.001 atm. at 700 °C.
44. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal of the metal halide is the
same as the metal.
45. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal of the metal halide is
different from the metal in which the metal halide is dissolved.
46. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal halide is less than about 50
micrograms.
47. The method of Claim 46 wherein the metal halide is less than about 1
microgram.
48. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal halide is less than about 0.2
micrograms.
49. The method of Claim 35 wherein the metal is between about 0.05 and
about 200 micrograms.
50. The method of Claim 49 wherein the metal halide is between about 0.5
and about 20 micrograms.
51. The method of Claim 35 wherein the weight ratio of metal to metal
halide is not less than about 5.
52. The method of Claim 51 wherein the weight ratio of metal to metal
halide is not less than about 50.
53. The method of Claim 35 wherein the weight ratio of metal to metal
halide is not less than about 500.
54. The method of Claim 35 wherein the particle is a spheroid having a
diameter between about 50 and 3,000 microns.
55. The method of Claim 54 wherein the diameter is between about 150 and
about 1,200 microns.
56. The method of Claim 54 wherein the diameter is between about 1750
and about 2,500 microns.
57. The method of Claim 35 wherein said metal is bismuth and said halide
of said metal is bismuth bromide.
58. The method of Claim 35 having an oxygen and hydrogen content less
than 50 ppm.
59. The method of Claim 58 having an oxygen and hydrogen content less
than 10 ppm.
60. The method of Claim 35 having less than 10 ppm of contaminants which
may promote devitrification of quartz.
61. The method of Claim 60 having less than 1 ppm of contaminants which
may promote devitrification of quartz.
62. A method of dosing the arc tube of a mercury lamp with a small amount
of a halide comprising the steps of:
(a) dissolving a small amount of a metal halide into a molten metal and
cooling the molten mixture to thereby form a single particle of a solid lamp fill
material; and
(b) dosing the arc tube with the particle to thereby introduce the small
amount of metal halide into the arc tube.
63. An arc tube for a HID lamp comprising:
a sealed arc tube envelope having a pair of electrodes spaced apart internally of
said envelope and extending one each from opposing ends of said envelope;
a solid lamp fill material internally of said envelope, said material formed by
dissolving a metal halide in a molten metal.
64. The arc tube of Claim 63 wherein the metal is selected from the group of
Bi, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, Pb and Hg;
wherein the halide is selected from the group Cl, Br and I;
wherein the metal halide is less than about 50 micrograms; wherein the metal is less than about 2 milligrams;
wherein the weight ratio of metal to metal halide is not less than about 10; and
wherein the particle is a spheroid having a diameter between about 50 and
3,000 microns.
65. The arc tube of Claim 63 wherein the diameter is between about 150 and
about 1,200 microns or between about 1750 and about 2,500 microns.
66. The arc tube of Claim 63 wherein said metal is bismuth and said halide
of said metal is bismuth bromide.
67. The arc tube of Claim 63 wherein said fill material has an oxygen and
hydrogen content less than 10 ppm. and less than 1 ppm of contaminants which may
promote devitrification of quartz.
68. A HID lamp comprising:
an outer envelope sealed to a mounting member at one end;
a sealed arc tube envelope mounted within said outer envelope, said arc tube
envelope having a pair of electrodes spaced apart internally of said envelope and
extending one each from opposing ends of said envelope through said base; and
a solid lamp fill material internally of said envelope, said material formed by
dissolving a metal halide within a molten metal and cooling the molten mixture.
69. A super high pressure mercury lamp having a small amount of bromine
in
the arc tube comprising:
an outer envelope sealed to a mounting member at one end; a sealed arc tube envelope mounted within said outer envelope, said arc tube
envelope being elongated and having a pair of electrodes spaced apart internally of
said envelope and extending one each from opposite ends of said envelope through
said base; and
a lamp fill material internally of said arc tube envelope, said material having
two components, one of said components comprising mercury and the other of said
components comprising a particle formed by dissolving a metal halide in a molten
metal.
70. The material of Claim 1 wherein said metal halide is dissolved in two or
more metals.
71. The material of Claim 70 wherein the metal in the metal halide
comprises two or more metals.
72. The material of Claim 71 wherein the metals of the metal halide are the
same as the metals in which the metal halide is dissolved.
73. The material of Claim 71 wherein the metals of the metal halide are
different than the metals in which the metal halide is dissolved.
74. The material of Claim 1 wherein the metal in the metal halide comprises
two or more metals.
75. A solid fill material for the arc tube of a HID lamp formed by dissolving
a halide of one or more metals in one or more molten metals, the vapor pressure of the
metal halide component having a vapor pressure sufficiently large at the operating
temperature of the lamp to provide halogen reactivity within the arc tube and thereby reduce arc tube blackening in the operation of the lamp.
76. A particle suitable for introduction into the arc tube of a HID lamp, said
particle being formed by admixing one or more metals with a halide of one or more
metals, melting the admixture, and cooling the admixture to form lamp fill particles.
77. The particle of Claim 76 comprising greater than 50 weight percent of
the one or more metals.
78. The particle of Claim 77 comprising greater than 90 weight percent of
the one of more metals.
79. The particle of Claim 76 comprising greater than 50 weight percent of
the halide of one or more metals.
80. The particle of Claim 79 comprising greater than 90 weight percent of
the halide of one of more metals.
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