Term: antimony–xenon lamp (arc)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00399

Definition:
An intense source of ultraviolet, visible, and near infra-red radiation produced by an electrical discharge in a mixture of antimony vapour and xenon under high pressure. Its output in the ultraviolet region is higher than that of the mercury–xenon arc.

Related Terms:
1) ultraviolet (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.UT07492).
2) visible (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.VT07496).
3) mercury–xenon arc (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03835).
4) lamp (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03447).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2228 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'antimony–xenon lamp (arc)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00399

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