Term: xenon lamp
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.X06699

Definition:
An intense source of ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared light produced by electrical discharge in xenon under high pressure.

Related Terms:
1) antimony–xenon lamp (arc) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00399).
2) lamp (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03447).
3) mercury–xenon lamp (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03835).
4) ultraviolet (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.UT07492).
5) visible (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.VT07496).
6) infrared (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.IT07399).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2284 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'xenon lamp' 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.X06699

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