Abstract: A fill material 201 enclosed in an arc tube 201 with an inner diameter of 10.8 mm includes ScI3, argon, and mercury. A distance between electrodes 202 is set at 2.2 mm, and a distance between the inner wall of the arc tube 201 and the electrodes 202 is set at approximately 5.4 mm, which is approximately twice the distance between the electrodes 202. The lamp of the present invention is capable of forming thin arc and thereby achieving high luminance since only the metallic elements having an ionization potential of 6 eV or higher is contained in the fill material 207. The restriction of the short distance between the electrodes serves to stabilize arc. Scandium in the fill material serves to achieve a good color reproduction characteristic.

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a luminous bulb in which a pair of electrodes are opposed to each other in the bulb. At least mercury and halogen are contained in the luminous bulb, and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir, Rh, Ru and Re is present in the luminous bulb.

Abstract: A method for producing a high pressure discharge lamp unit including a high pressure discharge lamp set and fixed to a reflecting mirror includes the steps of detecting light released from a point-like light source and reflected at a reflecting surface of the reflecting mirror to determine a position for setting that is a position of the point-like light source in which the reflected light is substantially the maximum; identifying a predetermined position between electrodes of the high pressure discharge lamp; and matching the predetermined position to the position for setting.

Abstract: A heat developing apparatus for developing a heat-processable photo-sensitive material having a supply unit provided with a loading section for loading the heat-processable photo-sensitive material, an exposure unit for forming a latent image based on an image signal or on a predetermined signal for density measurement, a developing unit for heat development, a device for gaining density information of the heat-processable photo-sensitive material developed, and a controller for conducting a correction for a density of the heat-processable photo-sensitive material based on a desired density and the density information, by controlling at least one of the exposure unit and the developing unit, wherein, the controller conducts the correction according to the density information when a predetermined condition is satisfied after a new package incorporating the heat-processable photo-sensitive material has been loaded on the loading section.

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a vessel made mainly of quartz including a luminous portion and side tube portions extending from both sides of the luminous portion; mercury enclosed in the luminous portion; a metal foil buried in each of the side tube portion; and an electrode rod, one end of which is connected to the metal foil and the other of which is extending to the luminous portion. The electrode rod has a surface area increase structure for increasing a surface area in at least a part of a portion buried in the side tube portion. A sealing portion glass containing at least one metal material selected from the group consisting of metals and metal oxides thereof is provided in a portion of the side tube portion including at least a part of the metal foil, a connection portion between the metal foil and the electrode rod and a part of the surface area increase structure.

Abstract: An image projector has a lamp unit 23 having a high-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp 21 and a parabolic mirror 22. To the high-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp 21, a driving system 24 applies an alternating voltage such that wandering of a cathode luminescent spot generated in the vicinity of a tip of each of the discharge electrodes of the high-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp 21 is suppressed, the frequency being within the range of 20-42 kHz. This construction allows to prevent flicker in a projected image of a liquid crystal projector and the like, and therefore achieves high quality in the projected image.

Abstract: In a high intensity discharge lamp, at least one of an arc bend amount and an apparent width of arc is controlled by a simple configuration at low cost. A high intensity discharge lamp system 110 has a high intensity discharge lamp 111 and an operating circuit 113 for driving the high intensity discharge lamp 111. In the high intensity discharge lamp 111, a rare gas and a filling material 136 containing a metal halide as a light generating substance are enclosed in the arc tube 121 provided with a pair of electrodes 122a and 122b. The lamp system is disposed such that the line connecting the electrodes 122a and 122b is horizontal, and by applying a magnetic field having a vertical magnetic flux thereto and by varying the frequency of alternating current for driving the high intensity discharge lamp 111, at least one of an arc bend amount and an apparent width of arc can be easily controlled.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamp device using a high-pressure vapor discharge lamp, particularly to an improvement for controlling the influence of the generation of heat, which accompanies an increase in lamp power and a reduction in the size of a reflector. A lamp device of the present invention comprises a discharge lamp having an arc tube enclosing luminescent materials and having a pair of opposing electrodes disposed therein and a pair of sealed portions extending from the arc tube; a reflector which reflects light radiated by the discharge lamp; a transparent member covering an open end of the reflector and accommodating the discharge lamp in a space between the transparent member and the reflector; and means for preventing an excessive temperature rise wherein the temperature rise of welded parts of wiring members electrically connected to the electrodes of the discharge lamp is restricted.

Abstract: The present invention provides a long-life discharge lamp by removing the causes of lowering the service life of the discharge lamp owing to quartz glass constituting the discharge lamp and a gas sealed therein, and also provides a discharge lamp production method wherein the mixing of impurities affecting the service life of the discharge lamp is prevented. In the discharge lamp the content of hydrogen, oxygen and their compounds existing in the light-emitting portion is such that the maximum intensity of the light-emitting spectral intensities of the above impurities is {fraction (1/1000)} or less of the intensity of the main light-emitting spectrum of the noble gas when glow discharge occurs by supplying a current of 3 mA, and also the content of OH groups included in the quartz glass of the sealing portions is 5 ppm or less by weight.

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp includes a glass housing made of a high-melting vitreous material, a pair of sealing components made of the same high-melting vitreous material and extended from the glass housing. A rare gas and a material that is solid or liquid at room temperature is sealed inside the glass housing. Electrically conductive bars are embedded in the sealing components. The air-tight seals around the electrically conductive bars are formed such that at least one metal material selected from metals and oxides of said metals is provided near the regions lying between the high-melting vitreous material and the electrically conductive bar.

Abstract: An image projector has a lamp unit 23 having a high-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp 21 and a parabolic mirror 22. To the high-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp 21, a driving system 24 applies an alternating voltage such that wandering of a cathode luminescent spot generated in the vicinity of a tip of each of the discharge electrodes of the high-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp 21 is suppressed, the frequency being within the range of 20-42 kHz. This construction allows to prevent flicker in a projected image of a liquid crystal projector and the like, and therefore achieves high quality in the projected image.

Abstract: A catalytically active component is deposited exclusively on a carrier component by utilizing a container-integrated carrier. Prior to the deposition of the active component on the carrier, the carrier is sealed and then the deposition of the active component is performed.

Abstract: A discharge lamp includes a luminous bulb in which a luminous material is enclosed and a pair of electrodes are opposed in the luminous bulb; and a pair of sealing portions for sealing a pair of metal foils electrically connected to the pair of electrodes, respectively. At least one of the pair of metal foils has a twist structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a long-life discharge lamp by removing the causes of lowering the service life of the discharge lamp owing to quartz glass constituting the discharge lamp and a gas sealed therein, and also provides a discharge lamp production method wherein the mixing of impurities affecting the service life of the discharge lamp is prevented. In the discharge lamp the content of hydrogen, oxygen and their compounds existing in the light-emitting portion is such that the maximum intensity of the light-emitting spectral intensities of the above impurities is {fraction (1/1000)} or less of the intensity of the main light-emitting spectrum of the noble gas when glow discharge occurs by supplying a current of 3 mA, and also the content of OH groups included in the quartz glass of the sealing portions is 5 ppm or less by weight.

Abstract: During the deposition of a catalytic component on a carrier, the position of the liquid level of a slurry containing the catalytic component is controlled with high accuracy and the adhesion of the slurry to the lateral face of the carrier is prevented. In the deposition of the liquid substance on the carrier by the introduction of the liquid substance into the carrier from the bottom face thereof, the liquid level near the top face of the carrier is detected by an image-processing sensor.

Abstract: During the deposition of a catalytic component on a carrier, the position of the liquid level of a slurry containing the catalytic component is controlled with high accuracy and the adhesion of the slurry to the lateral face of the carrier is prevented. In the deposition of the liquid substance on the carrier by the introduction of the liquid substance into the carrier from the bottom face thereof, a water-detecting sensor detects the liquid level near the top face of the carrier.

Abstract: A discharge lamp includes a luminous bulb in which a luminous material is enclosed and a pair of electrodes are opposed in the luminous bulb; and a pair of sealing portions for sealing a pair of metal foils electrically connected to the pair of electrodes, respectively. At least one of the pair of sealing portions is provided with at least one constricted portion whose length in a thickness direction of the metal foil in the sealing portion is smaller than that of other portions in the sealing portion.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst having a refractory three-dimensional structure coated with a catalytically active component comprising at least one kind of noble metals, a refractory inorganic oxide, and a zirconium oxide containing cerium and lanthanum, the crystal structure of the zirconium oxide containing cerium and lanthanum being a tetragonal structure of zirconium oxide.

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp is configured to regulate the relationship between the radius r (mm) of the tungsten rods forming the electrodes and the lamp current I (amperes) using the formula 1 1.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst including a catalyst component containing a refractory inorganic oxide carrying a platinum family metal, a nitrogen oxide adsorbent, and a hydrocarbon adsorbent and a catalyst component for the purification of nitrogen oxide and a method for the purification of an exhaust gas by the use of the catalyst.