Abstract: High pressure vapor discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel. The discharge vessel encloses a discharge space provided with a filling of mercury and a rare gas, for example, in a gastight manner. An electrode is arranged in the discharge space for generating and maintaining a discharge therein, while the electrode comprises a rod electrode having an enlarged head at its end which projects into the discharge space. According to the invention, the enlarged head comprises a preformed electrode projection having an at least substantially conical shape.

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp includes a discharge vessel having a wall of a ceramic material. The lamp also includes at least a feedthrough of an electrode having a cermet rod. The cermet rod is connected at a first end to a first end of a predominantly tungsten electrode pin by a welded joint. The electrode pin is in line with the cermet rod and has, at its first end, a solidified tungsten melt that is located near the interface between electrode pin and cermet rod.

Abstract: High pressure vapor discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel. The discharge vessel encloses a discharge space provided with a filling of mercury and a rare gas, for example, in a gastight manner. An electrode is arranged in the discharge space for generating and maintaining a discharge therein, while the electrode comprises a rod electrode having an enlarged head at its end which projects into the discharge space. According to the invention, the enlarged head comprises a preformed electrode projection having an at least substantially conical shape.