SHORT-ARC LIGHT SOURCE Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: lighting engineering. SUBSTANCE: short arc light source has chamber of optically transparent material filled with inert gas and two electrodes installed along axis. One of electrodes is fixed in position in top part of chamber and other one, is mounted for displacement inside space filled with magnetic currents conducting liquid. Movable electrode is made of nonmagnetic material. Pointed-tip magnetic-material current lead with pointed tip facing mentioned movable electrode is introduced in chamber. Additional electrode has internal part placed in liquid and external part mounting solenoid. EFFECT: improved speed of reignition. 1 dwg