Dielectric Barrier Discharge Lamps

Abstract

The invention provides a dielectric barrier discharge lamp used for vacuum ultraviolet irradiation, wherein the amount of the ultraviolet light irradiation is reduced, and a discharge vessel is protected from damage. Left and right side plates are arranged in the cross sections parallel with the front and back side plates and are bended to be convex towards to the exterior of the discharge vessel, shading films are formed on the inner side surface of the left and right side plates, the top and inner sides of the bended left and right side plates are covered by shading films, the shading films are positioned in the cross section parallel with the front and back side plates, the line connecting an intersection point with one end of the shading film forms an angle from 60 to 180 DEGs with the line connecting the intersection point with the other end of the shading film, wherein the intersection point is formed by the intersection of the middle line of upper and lower plates and the left and right side plates, or the intersection point with one end of the shading film forms an angle less than 180 DEGs with the line connectiong the intersection point with the other end of the shading film, and the ultraviolet transmissibility of the shading film is from 16% to 86%.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a dielectric barrier discharge lamp for irradiating vacuum ultraviolet rays. Background technique [0002] In recent years, dielectric barrier discharge lamps are known in which the shape of the discharge tube has a flat surface on the irradiation side (Patent Documents 1, 2, 3, etc.). This dielectric barrier discharge lamp has the advantage that an ultraviolet irradiation device can be manufactured at low cost by being connected to a predetermined power supply device, and can directly irradiate a subject to be irradiated with vacuum ultraviolet rays. [0003] Patent Document 1 describes a technique in which, in a dielectric barrier discharge lamp formed in an extremely elongated shape front and rear, by forming "Vacuum UV protective layer" to suppress the deterioration of the front and rear end panels or the left and right side panels (paragraphs 10 and 11, etc.). In addition, Patent Document 2 describes a technique ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0012] However, in the above-mentioned conventional dielectric barrier discharge lamp, if the entire left and right side wall plates of the discharge vessel are made of a light-shielding member, or if a light-shielding film that blocks ultraviolet rays is formed on the entire inner surface, there is a problem that the amount of ultraviolet irradiation light is reduced. The problem

[0013] In addition, in the above-mentioned conventional dielectric barrier discharge lamp, since the discharge vessel is mainly composed of quartz, if the discharge vessel is continuously irradiated with extremely high ultraviolet energy, cracks may occur in the area where the light-shielding film is formed, causing the When the discharge vessel is damaged

When the cross-section of the left and right side wall plates of the discharge vessel is bent so as to protrude outward, if there is no light-shielding film, damage may occur near the top of the bend.

In addition, even when the light-shielding film is formed near the top of the curve on the inside surfaces of the left and right side wall panels, there are cases where the discharge vessel is broken near the short edge portion of the light-shielding film in the accelerated test.

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