Sunday, December 6, 2015

Detailed Information Regarding UV Germicidal Lamps




At LightSources and LightTech, our commitment to customers goes beyond designing, engineering and manufacturing a wide range of high-quality germicidal UVC lamps.   We also understand it is important that you know what goes into the design of our lamps, materials used, and how they are manufactured.  Our site is loaded with miscellaneous information such as handling broken lamps and the proper use and disposal of mercury-added lamps right through to 3D drawings of many of our lamp offerings. 

One item you may want to take a look at is our Germicidal Lamp Basics report that goes in depth on exactly what a germicidal lamp is and how it is works.  Our definition of a germicidal lamp is one that emits a significant portion of its radiative in the UV-C Band (100 to 280nm).  The UV lamp generates energy at 185nm, which is quite effective in producing ozone and UV energy of wavelengths shorter than 220nm to decompose oxygen, O², producing ozone, and O³.  Also a UV germicidal is a low-pressure mercury lamp in which the envelope has high transmittance for 254nm radiation. 

Other facts covered in the report include how germicidal lamps generate energy in the UV spectrum in order to destroy bacteria, fungi and viruses (microorganisms).  The target of UV disinfection is the genetic material, nucleic acid.  As the UV penetrates through the cell and is absorbed by the nucleic acids, a rearrangement of the genetic information occurs, interfering with the cell's ability to reproduce. Once a cell cannot reproduce, it is considered dead and is unable to multiply to infectious numbers within a host. 

The two primary types of germicidal lamps are low-pressure mercury discharge and medium pressure mercury discharge lamps.   Please contact us to learn more. 

The LightSources group is the leading high-tech designers and manufacturers in the lamp industry today.  Our team consists of the most highly skilled professionals that specialize in a range of innovative solutions.  Please contact us to learn more about our broad range of standard and custom lighting solutions.

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