A low-pressure sodium vapor lamp

Lamps of this type can typically be started at a low voltage

An electric discharge through an ionized gas

Certain individuals claim this psychokinetic ability

The ballast can once again cause the arc to strike

Using (Street) sodium in an excited (Light) state (Interference)

Uses a Penning mixture (Street) to start the gas (Light) discharge (Interference)

Street Light Interference

Produce light at a wavelength of five hundred eighty-nine nanometers

Containing solid sodium and a small amount of argon and neon gas

When one of these reaches mean-time-to-failure

It exhibits a phenomenon known as cycling

This is caused by a loss of sodium in the arc

Insulated with a mica disc and contained within a borosilicate glass discharge tube

Additional voltage is required to maintain the arc discharge

Holy smoke

Street Light Interference

Street Light Interference

Street Light Interference

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