quartz-halogen lamp

plural quartz-halogen lamps

1. alternativeAlternative form of quartz halogen lamp.

   Two scientists at the University of Genoa, Italy, noted that the rays coming from unshielded quartz-halogen lamps can induce mutations in the DNA of bacteria.

   1992 April 27, “Beware Halogen Bulbs”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2024

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   A quartz-halogen lamp is mounted under a standard emergency flasher, but is capable of being raised on a telescopic pole four feet to provide lighting for an area approximately 200 feet in diameter.

   1966 August 7, “Telescoping Police Car Lamps Provide Light for Emergencies”, in The Palm Beach Post-Times, volume XXXIII, number 29, West Palm Beach, Fla., →OCLC, page F-5, columns 3–4

   Interiors are just as rich in infrared possibilities. Artificial light sources such as photofloods, electronic strobes, quartz-halogen lamps and regular light bulbs radiate a good deal of infrared (fluorescent light contains very little).

   1984 August 26, Sandy Sorlein, “Camera: Guidelines for the Use of Infrared Films”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC