Abstract: This invention relates to a lighting system for stimulating a user's energy by emitting bluish wake-up light and tuning the bluish light towards a daytime-like white light.

Abstract: An electric discharge lamp comprising: a light-transmissive ceramic lamp vessel; a first and a second current conductor each supporting an electrode in the lamp vessel; an ionizable filling comprising a noble gas and metal halide in the lamp vessel; at least the first current conductor being halide-resistant characterized in that the first current conductor forms an end wall of the lamp vessel, wherein the difference between the coefficient ai of linear thermal expansion of said end wall and the coefficient a2 of linear thermal expansion of the lamp vessel is equal to or less than 2.10-6 K1; or the first current conductor is at least partially provided at its outer surface with a halide-resistant layer, wherein the difference between the coefficient a1 of linear thermal expansion of said first current conductor and the coefficient a2 of linear thermal expansion of the lamp vessel is equal to or less than 2.

Abstract: An electric discharge lamp comprising: —a translucent ceramic lamp vessel; —a first and a second current conductor, each supporting an electrode in the lamp vessel; —an ionizable filling comprising a rare gas and metal halide in the lamp vessel; at least the first current conductor being halide-resistant, characterized in that the first current conductor forms an end cap of the lamp vessel, wherein said end cap is made of a metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, iridium, rhodium, and rhenium, or an alloy thereof, and wherein said end cap is sealed onto the lamp vessel provided with a cermet layer comprising 10-60 vol. % molybdenum and 90-40 vol. % Al2O3.

Abstract: An end closure member (1) with a feed-through (5) having a feed-through entry opening (8) and a feed-through exit opening (9) and connection means (10) for forming a gas-tight connection between the end closure member (1) and the feed-through (5), the feed-through entry opening (8) cross-section being larger than the feed-through exit opening (9), and the connection means (10) being located in the area of the feed-through exit opening (9).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an end closure member (1) with at least one feed-through (5), whereby the end closure member (1) has at least one through-going feed-through opening (2) and whereby the through-going feed-through opening (2) cross-section varies along the end closure member (1) in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric discharge lamp comprising:—a light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel (1) enclosing a discharge space (100)—a first and a second current conductor (2,3) entering the discharge vessel (1) and each supporting an electrode (4,5) in the discharge vessel (1);—a sealing compound (6) sealing the current conductors (2,3) in the discharge vessel (1) in a gas tight manner,—an ionizable filling comprising a rare gas and metal halide in the discharge vessel (1), both current conductors (2,3) extending from the sealing compound (6) to the exterior of the discharge vessel (1).

Abstract: The electric lamp has a ceramic lamp vessel (1) having a filling of rare gas and metal halide. Current conductors (2, 3) which support electrodes (4, 5) inside the discharge vessel (1) enter the discharge vessel (1) in a gastight manner through a ceramic sealing compound (6). At least one of the current conductors (2, 3) has inside the lamp vessel (1) a first, halogen-resistant part (21, 31) which is selected from tungsten silicide, molybdenum aluminide, molybdenum boride, pentamolybdenum trisilicide and combinations of at least two of these intermetallic compounds. These compounds have a coefficient of thermal expansion which corresponds to that of the discharge vessel (1). It is thereby prevented that the discharge vessel starts leaking if the ceramic sealing compound (6) extends beyond the first part (21, 31).