Some results of the study on Ca-Sr-orthophosphate phosphor are described. By the development of this phosphor, it was made possible to make a new type of fluorescent lamps which give very good color rendition. As the main constituents of the fluorescent coatings, these lamps utilize the following combination of phosphors; Ca-Sr-orthophosphate: Sn which makes 3, 500°K lamps when applied singly to fluorescent lamps, Ba-pyrophosphate: Ti with blue white emission, and Mg-Boro-arsenate: Mn which adds the deep red emission. In addition to those three phosphors, Zn-silicate: Mn and Catungstate was used in cool white and daylight type lamps respectively for color adjustment. The available color domain of the lamps with Ca-Sr-orthophosphate: Sn phosphor of various compositions has been studied and plotted on the C. I. E. chromaticity diagram. Also the spectral energy distribution curves, color rendering properties, luminous efficiencies and the lumen maintenance of these new type lamps are described.
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