List of light sources
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This is a list of sources of light, including both natural and artificial sources, and both processes and devices.
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[edit] Natural
Astronomical objects
Bioluminescence
Glowworms (Arachnocampa and Phengodidae) and Fireflies (Lampyridae) Aequorea victoria (a type of jellyfish) Antarctic krill Lux operon (a common marine bacterium) Foxfire
Lightning Aurorae Triboluminescence Magma Plasma (physics)[edit] Direct chemical
[edit] Combustion-based
- See also: Combustion
Argon flash Acetylene/Carbide lamps Betty lamp Butter lamp Candles Fire Flash powder Gas lighting Gas mantle Kerosene lamps Lanterns Limelights Oil lamps Rushlights Safety lamps
Torches
[edit] Incandescent lamps
- See also: Incandescence
[edit] Electroluminescent (EL) lamps
[edit] Gas discharge lamps
Fluorescent lamps
Inductive lighting Hollow cathode lamp Neon and argon lamps Plasma lamps Xenon flash lamps
[edit] High-intensity discharge lamps
Ceramic discharge metal halide lamps Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide (HMI) lamps Mercury-vapor lamps Metal halide lamps Sodium vapor lamps Xenon arc lamps Sulfur lamps
[edit] Nuclear
Radioluminescent paint (formerly used on watch and clock dials) Self-powered lighting
[edit] Other
Blackbody radiation Bremsstrahlung Cherenkov radiation Cyclotron radiation Fusor Lasers, Laser diode Sonoluminescence Optical fiber Sulfur lamp Synchrotron light, see also Synchrotron radiation Scintillation (physics) Supercontinuum Bioluminescence Glowsticks
[edit] See also
Photometry (optics) Main Photometry/Radiometry article - explains technical terms Spectrometer
[edit] External links
A CD spectrometerColor spectrographs of common light sources [1] Dozens of raw visible spectra of a wide variety of light sources. Candle Power Forums - an Internet forum dedicated to the discussion of light sources LED professional - A Technology Portal and Magazine about LEDs and its Lighting environment
