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- the present invention relates to a light irradiation device, particularly to a light irradiation device including an excimer lamp.
- excimer lamps have a problem that the power supply for lighting becomes large because a high voltage is required when starting lighting after a low temperature state, a dark state, or a long hibernation state.
- Patent Document 1 a UV-LED that emits ultraviolet rays of 390 nm is provided as a start-up auxiliary light source, and the excimer lamp is irradiated with the light emitted from the UV-LED to assist the start-up.
- An irradiation device has been proposed.
- the number of excimer lamps mounted on the lamp unit cannot be increased inexhaustibly. This is because as the number of excimer lamps increases, the storage area for accommodating the excimer lamps increases, so that the lamp unit becomes larger.
- a large housing frame
- it is necessary to accommodate many excimer lamps in this accommodation area in this case, since a heavy container is stored in the storage area inside the large housing, it is necessary to increase the physical strength.
- the lamp unit needs to be provided with a light extraction surface for taking out the light emitted from the excimer lamp accommodated in the accommodation area to the outside of the lamp unit.
- This light extraction surface needs to be formed of a substance having high transparency to light, and is made of a glass material such as quartz. In order to realize a light extraction surface made of such a glass material in a large area region, it is necessary to increase the thickness in order to secure high strength. As a result, the light irradiation device becomes extremely large and heavy.
- the light extraction surface is composed of a substance having high light transmittance, the transmittance is not 100%, and light is absorbed at a constant ratio with respect to the incident light. Therefore, if the light extraction surface is formed of a thick glass member in order to secure high strength, the amount of light absorbed by the glass member cannot be ignored, and the light extraction efficiency is lowered.
- the above problem may occur for the same reason even when the excimer lamp is enlarged instead of increasing the number of excimer lamps mounted on the lamp unit.
- the present invention realizes high startability for each excimer lamp while suppressing an increase in physical intensity required for a light extraction surface in a light irradiation device equipped with a plurality of excimer lamps. It is an object of the present invention to provide a light irradiation device capable of providing a light irradiation device.
- the present inventor first examined to realize a light irradiation device having high light intensity by arranging a plurality of lamp units themselves for accommodating excimer lamps. According to this configuration, the number of excimer lamps themselves accommodated in each lamp unit is small and the size can be reduced, so that the physical strength required for each lamp unit may be relatively small. Since the light extraction surface may be formed for each lamp unit, the physical strength required for the light extraction surface can be relatively small.
- the excimer lamp does not have very good startability depending on the emission wavelength, and therefore, as described in Patent Document 1 described above, a light source for assisting starting may be used. Therefore, the present inventor has conducted diligent research on what kind of method should be adopted in order to improve the startability of each excimer lamp in a light irradiation device provided with a plurality of lamp units accommodating excimer lamps, and the present invention has been made. Has been completed.
- the light irradiation device includes a plurality of lamp units in which excimer lamps are housed in a storage area surrounded by a wall body.
- Each of the lamp units A light extraction surface that takes out the light emitted from the excimer lamp to the outside, It is characterized by including a transmissive window for communication that guides the light emitted from the excimer lamp to the accommodation area included in the other adjacent lamp unit.
- the lamp unit accommodating the excimer lamp is covered with a material that does not transmit light, except for the light extraction surface for extracting the light (ultraviolet rays) emitted from the excimer lamp to the outside.
- This is to prevent the light emitted from the excimer lamp from being emitted to an unintended place. That is, when a plurality of lamp units are arranged to realize a light irradiation device having high light intensity, it is usually conceivable to arrange the lamp units so that the light extraction surfaces provided in the lamp units have the same orientation.
- each lamp unit is simply equipped with a start-up auxiliary light source, as many start-up auxiliary light sources as the number of lamp units constituting the light irradiation device are required, all start-up assists provided in the entire light irradiation device are required.
- the probability that one start auxiliary light source will be in the non-lighting state increases. For example, it is assumed that there is a 1% probability that one start auxiliary light source will be turned off within one year after the start auxiliary light source is installed. At this time, if the light irradiation device includes four lamp units and each lamp unit is equipped with one start auxiliary light source, any one of the start auxiliary light sources included in the light irradiation device is turned off.
- the excimer lamp in the lamp unit on which the start auxiliary light source is mounted does not turn on, and as a result, the light intensity taken out from the light irradiation device is lowered. It ends up.
- each lamp unit is provided with a light-transmitting window for communication for guiding the light emitted from the excimer lamp to the accommodation area of the adjacent lamp unit. ..
- the excimer lamp is irradiated with the emitted light from the excimer lamp housed in the other lamp unit. , Energy is supplied and the discharge can be started.
- the light irradiation device does not necessarily have to provide the start auxiliary light source in all the lamp units. That is, if the excimer lamp mounted on at least one of the lamp units is lit, the light emitted from this excimer lamp can be used to light the excimer lamp mounted on the other lamp unit. it can. Then, another excimer lamp can be turned on one after another by using the light emitted from each excimer lamp.
- the light irradiation device itself is not equipped with a start auxiliary light source, and the light for start assistance is emitted from the outside of the light irradiation device into the accommodation area of one lamp unit to provide an excima lamp provided in the lamp unit. It may be lit. In this case, it is possible to turn on another excimer lamp in a Imozuru style.
- the light-transmitting window for communication may be a simple opening, or may be made of a material that transmits light emitted from the excimer lamp.
- the communication transparent windows included in the pair of adjacent lamp units may be arranged so as to face each other.
- the light irradiation device may include a light guide member that connects the communication translucent windows included in the pair of adjacent lamp units and guides the light emitted from the excimer lamp.
- the light irradiation device may be arranged in the accommodation area included in at least one lamp unit and may include a start auxiliary light source that emits light for start assistance.
- the starting auxiliary light source may be fixed to the lamp unit.
- all the lamp units may be provided with the starting auxiliary light source.
- the excimer lamp in the lamp unit in which the start auxiliary light source is mounted can also be turned on, so that the light intensity is high. Can be avoided.
- the starting auxiliary light source may be an LED light source.
- the light irradiation device may be provided outside the accommodation area and includes a start assistance light source that emits light for start assistance toward the accommodation area.
- the starting auxiliary light source may be arranged outside the lamp unit.
- the excimer lamp emits ultraviolet rays belonging to the first wavelength band having a main emission wavelength of 190 nm or more and 230 nm or less.
- the starting auxiliary light source may emit ultraviolet rays belonging to a second wavelength band having a main emission wavelength of 250 nm or more and 300 nm or less.
- a light irradiation device capable of emitting ultraviolet rays suitable for light sterilization from a light extraction surface is realized.
- the main emission wavelength of the excimer lamp is 222 nm.
- the main emission wavelength of the excimer lamp is 207 nm.
- the main emission wavelength of the excimer lamp is 193 nm.
- These luminescent gases include halogen gases such as Cl, Br, and F. Since halogen has a high electronegativity, it has a high electron attraction. Therefore, as a result of the halogen sucking the electrons required for the discharge, it is considered that the discharge is less likely to start than, for example, the Xe excimer lamp.
- the "main emission wavelength” is 40 with respect to the total integrated intensity in the emission spectrum when the wavelength range Z ( ⁇ ) of ⁇ 10 nm with respect to a certain wavelength ⁇ is defined on the emission spectrum. It refers to the wavelength ⁇ i in the wavelength region Z ( ⁇ i) showing an integrated intensity of% or more.
- a light source having an extremely narrow half-value width and showing light intensity only at a specific wavelength such as an excimer lamp in which a luminescent gas containing KrCl, KrBr, and ArF is sealed, the relative intensity is usually the highest.
- a high wavelength (main peak wavelength) may be used as the main emission wavelength.
- a light irradiation device capable of realizing high startability for each excimer lamp is realized while having a plurality of lamp units equipped with excimer lamps.
- FIG. 2 It is sectional drawing which shows typically the structure of one Embodiment of the light irradiation apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows typically the appearance of the light irradiation apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows typically the state which each lamp unit shown in FIG. 2 is separated. It is a schematic plan view when the light irradiation apparatus is seen in the X direction, and the illustration of some elements is omitted. It is a schematic plan view when the excimer lamp is seen in the X direction. It is a schematic plan view when the excimer lamp is seen in the Z direction. This is an example of the spectrum of ultraviolet L1 emitted from the excimer lamp when KrCl is contained in the luminescent gas.
- FIG. 1 It is a drawing which shows typically the mode of the progress of ultraviolet rays (L1, L2) emitted from an excimer lamp and a start auxiliary light source. It is a drawing which illustrated the structure of the light irradiation apparatus in the case where some lamp units do not provide a start auxiliary light source, following FIG. It is a drawing which illustrated the structure of the light irradiation apparatus in the case where all lamp units are not provided with a start auxiliary light source, following FIG. It is a drawing which illustrated the structure of the light irradiation apparatus of another embodiment in which a light-transmitting window for communication is filled with a material film, following FIG.
- FIG. 1 It is a drawing which illustrated the structure of the light irradiation apparatus of another embodiment in which a light-transmitting window for communication is filled with a material film, following FIG. It is a drawing which illustrated the structure of the light irradiation apparatus of another embodiment in which a light-transmitting window for communication is configured by an opening, in accordance with FIG. It is a drawing which illustrated the structure of the light irradiation apparatus of another embodiment which includes four lamp units, following FIG.
- the light irradiation device includes a plurality of lamp units in which excimer lamps are housed, and the detailed configuration thereof will be described later.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of one embodiment of the light irradiation device.
- the light irradiation device 1 is configured to include two lamp units 10 (10a, 10b).
- lamp unit 10a when the respective lamp units are distinguished, they are referred to as “lamp unit 10a” and “lamp unit 10b”, and when they are not distinguished, they are collectively referred to as “lamp unit 10”.
- the lamp unit 10 includes an excimer lamp 3 housed in a storage area 20a surrounded by a wall body 20.
- each lamp unit 10 includes two excimer lamps (3, 3) will be described as an example, but the number of excimer lamps 3 included in the lamp unit 10 is not limited to two, and may be one. Or, it may be 3 or more.
- each lamp unit 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a hollow space surrounded by a wall body 20 so as to accommodate an excimer lamp 3 or the like inside. There is. Then, one surface 11 of the lamp unit 10 constitutes a light extraction surface for extracting the ultraviolet L1 emitted from the excimer lamp 3 to the outside of the lamp unit 10.
- This surface 11 (hereinafter, referred to as “light extraction surface 11”) is made of a material exhibiting transparency to ultraviolet rays L1, and is made of, for example, quartz glass.
- the light irradiation device 1 is configured by arranging a plurality of lamp units 10, and each lamp unit 10 is formed with a light extraction surface 11 made of quartz glass or the like. Therefore, since a large light extraction surface 11 covering the entire light irradiation device 1 is not required, bending and bending are unlikely to occur even if the thickness of the light extraction surface 11 is reduced.
- the lamp unit 10a and the lamp unit 10b are drawn in contact with each other in FIG. 1, they may be arranged at intervals.
- the ultraviolet L1 from the excimer lamp 3 mounted on one lamp unit 10 (10a, 10b) reaches the excimer lamp 3 mounted on the other lamp unit 10 (10b, 10a). It may be in a range that can be turned on, for example, about several mm to about ten and several mm.
- FIG. 1 shows a case where two excimer lamps (3, 3) having the Y direction as the tube axis direction are arranged apart from each other in the Z direction.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of the light irradiation device 1.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing each lamp unit 10 shown in FIG. 2 in a separated state.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the light irradiation device 1 when viewed in the X direction. However, in FIG. 4, for convenience of explanation, some elements are not shown.
- each lamp unit 10 is provided with a light-transmitting window 12 for communication in contact with an adjacent lamp unit.
- the communication transparent window 12 is an opening is shown.
- the communication transparent window 12 is provided to guide a part of the ultraviolet rays L1 emitted from the excimer lamp 3 into the adjacent lamp unit 10.
- the communication transparent windows 12 included in the pair of adjacent lamp units 10 are arranged so as to face each other. Details of the function of the communication transparent window 12 will be described later.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the excimer lamps (3, 3) housed in one lamp unit 10 when viewed in the X direction.
- a pair of electrodes (9, 9) separated in the Y direction are formed on the outer wall of each excimer lamp (3, 3) whose tube axis direction is the Y direction.
- FIG. 1 only one of the pair of electrodes (9, 9) arranged in each lamp unit 10 is shown.
- the light irradiation device 1 of the present embodiment includes a start auxiliary light source 5 in each lamp unit 10.
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 is an LED light source, and emits ultraviolet rays L2 (see FIG. 8) belonging to a second wavelength band having a main emission wavelength of 250 nm or more and 300 nm or less.
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 is an LED light source having a peak wavelength of 280 nm.
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 is fixed to the wall body 20 in the space 20b outside the accommodation area 20a in which the excimer lamp 3 is accommodated.
- the lamp unit 10 has an auxiliary light transmissive window 15 formed at a position facing the light emitting surface of the starting auxiliary light source 5 (see FIG. 1).
- the ultraviolet L2 (see FIG. 8) emitted from the starting auxiliary light source 5 is incident on the accommodation area 20a inside the lamp unit 10 through the auxiliary light transmitting window 15.
- the light transmitting window 15 for auxiliary light may be made of a material that transmits ultraviolet rays L2, or may be a simple opening.
- FIG. 6 is a drawing schematically showing the positional relationship between the excimer lamp 3 and the electrodes (9, 9), and corresponds to a schematic plan view when the excimer lamp 3 is viewed in the Z direction.
- the excimer lamp 3 has a tubular body 30 whose axial direction is the Y direction.
- a pair of electrodes (9, 9) are in contact with the outer wall surface of the tube 30 at positions separated in the Y direction.
- a luminescent gas 3G is sealed in the tube body 30.
- a high-frequency AC voltage of, for example, about 10 kHz to 5 MHz is applied between the pair of electrodes (9, 9)
- the voltage is applied to the luminescent gas 3G via the tube 30.
- a discharge plasma is generated in the discharge space in which the luminescent gas 3G is enclosed, an atom of the luminescent gas 3G is excited to enter an excimer state, and when this atom shifts to the ground state, excimer emission is generated.
- the gas type of the light emitting gas 3G is determined according to the wavelength of the ultraviolet ray L1 to be emitted from the light irradiation device 1.
- the luminescent gas 3G is made of a material that emits ultraviolet L1 belonging to the first wavelength band having a main emission wavelength of 190 nm or more and 230 nm or less at the time of excimer emission.
- the luminescent gas 3G includes KrCl, KrBr, and ArF.
- an inert gas such as argon (Ar) or neon (Ne) may be mixed.
- the excimer lamp 3 when the luminescent gas 3G contains KrCl, the excimer lamp 3 emits ultraviolet L1 having a main luminescent wavelength of around 222 nm.
- the luminescent gas 3G contains KrBr, the excimer lamp 3 emits ultraviolet L1 having a main luminescent wavelength of around 207 nm.
- the luminescent gas 3G contains ArF, the excimer lamp 3 emits ultraviolet L1 having a main luminescent wavelength of around 193 nm.
- FIG. 7 is an example of the spectrum of ultraviolet rays L1 emitted from the excimer lamp 3 in which KrCl is contained in the luminescent gas 3G.
- the light irradiation device 1 of the present embodiment has a start auxiliary light source 5.
- the discharge can be easily started.
- the ultraviolet L2 emitted from the starting auxiliary light source 5 is set to be ultraviolet rays belonging to the second wavelength band whose main emission wavelength is 250 nm or more and 300 nm or less, the startability of the excimer lamp 3 is extremely improved.
- the excimer lamp 3 is radiated within 1 second, at the latest within a few seconds. It can be turned on.
- the light irradiation device 1 includes a communication transparent window 12 that connects adjacent lamp units 10.
- the function of the communication transparent window 12 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 mounted on the lamp unit 10a will be referred to as a “starting auxiliary light source 5a”
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 mounted on the lamp unit 10b will be referred to as a “starting auxiliary light source 5b”.
- Power supply to each lamp unit 10 is started in order to irradiate the ultraviolet L1 from the light irradiation device 1.
- lighting control for the starting auxiliary light source 5 is performed.
- a case where the starting auxiliary light source 5a is lit but the starting auxiliary light source 5b remains unlit due to some trouble will be examined.
- the ultraviolet L2 emitted from the starting auxiliary light source 5a is irradiated to the excimer lamp 3 in the lamp unit 10a and used for starting assistance.
- the excimer lamp 3 in the lamp unit 10a starts discharging, and the ultraviolet L1 is emitted from the light extraction surface 11.
- the ultraviolet L1 emitted from the excimer lamp 3 of the lamp unit 10a travels into the adjacent lamp unit 10b via the communication transparent window 12. Then, the ultraviolet L1 is applied to the excimer lamp 3 of the lamp unit 10b.
- the ultraviolet L1 emitted from the excimer lamp 3 has a shorter wavelength and higher energy than the ultraviolet L2 emitted from the starting auxiliary light source 5a. Therefore, the ultraviolet L1 incident from the adjacent lamp unit 10a is used to assist the start of the excimer lamp 3 in the lamp unit 10b.
- the ultraviolet L1 traveling from the adjacent lamp unit 10a can be used as the start auxiliary light, so that the inside of the lamp unit 10b
- the excimer lamp 3 can be turned on.
- FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the light irradiation device 1 when the lamp unit 10a is provided with the starting auxiliary light source 5 while the lamp unit 10b is not provided with the starting auxiliary light source 5 according to FIG.
- FIG. 10 shows a light irradiation device for lighting the excimer lamp 3 in the lamp unit 10a by irradiating the lamp unit 10a with light L3 for lighting assistance from an external light source 41 arranged outside the lamp unit 10a.
- the configuration of No. 1 is illustrated according to FIG. In FIG. 10, once the excimer lamp 3 in the lamp unit 10a is turned on, the ultraviolet L1 traveling from the lamp unit 10a through the communication transmissive window 12 functions as light for starting assistance, and the lamp unit 10b The excimer lamp 3 inside can be turned on.
- the external light source 41 may be an LED light source as in the start auxiliary light source 5, an indoor light such as a low-pressure mercury lamp or a fluorescent lamp, or the sun.
- the start assisting light L3 emitted from the external light source 41 can be emitted from the light extraction surface 11 to the inside of the lamp unit 10, for example.
- the light-transmitting window 12 for communication may be made of a material 12a made of a material having high transparency to ultraviolet rays L1. This material 12a corresponds to the "light guide member".
- the material 12a is stretched in the adjacent direction (here, the Z direction) of the two lamp units 10 (10a, 10b), so that each lamp unit 10 is formed at a location other than the material film 12a. It does not matter if they are separated.
- the adjacent lamp units 10 are separated from each other where the communication transparent window 12 is not formed, as in FIG. 12A. It may be arranged (see FIG. 12B).
- the communication light-transmitting window 12 that connects between the two lamp units 10 is composed of a tubular opening region extending in the Z direction.
- the light irradiation device 1 includes two lamp units 10 (10a, 10b) has been described, but the number of lamp units 10 is not limited to two, and is three or more. It doesn't matter. Further, the direction in which the plurality of lamp units 10 are arranged is not limited to one direction, and may be a plurality of directions parallel to the light extraction surface 11. As an example, FIG. 13 shows a case where a plurality of lamp units 10 included in the light irradiation device 1 are arranged in two in the Y direction and two in the Z direction.
- the light irradiation device 1 shown in FIG. 13 includes four lamp units 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), and each lamp unit 10 contains an excimer lamp 3.
- the lamp unit 10b is arranged adjacent to the lamp unit 10a in the Z direction
- the lamp unit 10c is arranged adjacent to the lamp unit 10a in the Y direction
- the lamp unit 10c is arranged adjacent to the lamp unit 10b in the Y direction.
- the lamp unit 10d is arranged.
- the adjacent lamp units 10 are connected to each other via a communication transparent window 12.
- the ultraviolet L1 emitted from the excimer lamp 3 mounted on the adjacent lamp unit 10 is used for communication. Since the light is incident through the translucent window 12, the ultraviolet L1 can be used as light for assisting starting. As a result, the risk that the excimer lamp 3 is not lit can be suppressed.
- the luminescent gas 3G enclosed in the tube 30 of the excimer lamp 3 contains a gas type made of a material such as KrCl, KrBr, ArF has been described as an example.
- the material of the luminescent gas 3G is not limited.
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 is an LED light source.
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 is a light source that emits ultraviolet rays L2 and has a faster startability than the excimer lamp 3. As long as it is, it is optional.
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 can be configured by a low-pressure mercury lamp.
- the excimer lamp 3 may have a structure in which two tubes are provided concentrically and a luminescent gas 3G is sealed between the inner tube and the outer tube (double tube structure).
- the excimer lamp 3 may have a structure (single tube structure) in which electrodes are provided inside and outside a single tube body in which the luminescent gas 3G is sealed, or the luminescent gas 3G. It may be a structure (flat tube structure) in which electrodes are provided on two opposite surfaces of a tube body having a rectangular surface in which
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 is arranged at a position between a pair of electrodes (9, 9) separated in the Y direction.
- the position where the start auxiliary light source 5 is arranged is a position where the excimer lamp 3 housed in the lamp unit 10 can be irradiated with the ultraviolet L2.
- the starting auxiliary light source 5 may be located outside the electrodes (9, 9) in the Y direction. Further, for example, the starting auxiliary light source 5 may be arranged in the same space as the accommodation area 20a in which the excimer lamp 3 is accommodated.
- Light irradiation device 3 Exima lamp 3G: Luminous gas 5 (5a, 5b): Starting auxiliary light source 9: Electrode 10 (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d): Lamp unit 11: Light extraction surface 12: Light transmission for communication Window 15: Translucent window for auxiliary light 20: Wall body 20a: Containment area 20b: Space outside the accommodation area 30: Tube 41: External light source
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それぞれの前記ランプユニットは、
前記エキシマランプから出射される光を、外部に取り出す光取り出し面と、
前記エキシマランプから出射される光を、隣接する他の前記ランプユニットが備える前記収容領域に導く連絡用透光窓とを備えたことを特徴とする。
前記始動補助光源は、主たる発光波長が250nm以上、300nm以下の第二波長帯に属する紫外線を出射するものとしても構わない。
以下、別実施形態について説明する。
3 : エキシマランプ
3G : 発光ガス
5(5a,5b) : 始動補助光源
9 : 電極
10(10a,10b,10c,10d) : ランプユニット
11 : 光取り出し面
12 : 連絡用透光窓
15 : 補助光用透光窓
20 : 壁体
20a : 収容領域
20b : 収容領域の外側の空間
30 : 管体
41 : 外部光源
Claims (10)
- 壁体で囲まれた収容領域にエキシマランプが収容されてなるランプユニットを複数備えた、光照射装置であって、
それぞれの前記ランプユニットは、
前記エキシマランプから出射される光を、外部に取り出す光取り出し面と、
前記エキシマランプから出射される光を、隣接する他の前記ランプユニットが備える前記収容領域に導く連絡用透光窓とを備えたことを特徴とする、光照射装置。 - 隣接する一対の前記ランプユニットが備える前記連絡用透光窓同士は、相互に対向して配置されていることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の光照射装置。
- 隣接する一対の前記ランプユニットが備える前記連絡用透光窓同士を連絡し、前記エキシマランプから出射される光を導光する導光部材を備えたことを特徴とする、請求項1又は2に記載の光照射装置。
- 少なくとも1つの前記ランプユニットが備える前記収容領域内に配置され、始動補助用の光を出射する始動補助光源を備えたことを特徴とする、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の光照射装置。
- 前記始動補助光源は、前記ランプユニットに固定されていることを特徴とする、請求項4に記載の光照射装置。
- 全ての前記ランプユニットが、前記始動補助光源を備えることを特徴とする、請求項5に記載の光照射装置。
- 前記始動補助光源がLED光源であることを特徴とする、請求項4~6のいずれか1項に記載の光照射装置。
- 前記収容領域外に配置され、前記収容領域に向けて始動補助用の光を出射する始動補助光源を備えたことを特徴とする、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の光照射装置。
- 前記始動補助光源が、前記ランプユニット外に配置されていることを特徴とする、請求項8に記載の光照射装置。
- 前記エキシマランプは、主たる発光波長が190nm以上、230nm以下の第一波長帯に属する紫外線を出射し、
前記始動補助光源は、主たる発光波長が250nm以上、300nm以下の第二波長帯に属する紫外線を出射することを特徴とする、請求項4~9のいずれか1項に記載の光照射装置。
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