Lamp

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006432",
  "term": "Lamp",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An artificial source that produces incoherent electromagnetic radiation, used in photochemistry to initiate photophysical or photochemical processes. Different types of lamps, such as mercury-arc, xenon, or tungsten-halogen lamps, are chosen for their specific spectral emission characteristics in the ultraviolet, visible, or infrared regions. The output of a lamp for photochemical experiments is characterized by its spectral irradiance, measured in watts per square meter per nanometer.",
  "synonyms": [
    "light source"
  ],
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "antimony-xenon lamp",
    "high-pressure mercury lamp",
    "incoherent radiation",
    "quartz-iodine lamp",
    "laser",
    "low-pressure mercury lamp",
    "medium-pressure mercury lamp",
    "resonance lamp",
    "xenon lamp"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2251 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/lamp/"
}