This paper presents the results of an investigation of the optical characteristics of a compact electric-discharge UV-VUV radiator based on mixtures of inert gases with iodine vapor in which the pressure of the working mixture is 250-2000 Pa. The Output characteristics of the lamp were optimized as a function of the partial pressure of the inert gases and the glow-discharge current. It is established that the lamp's total radiation power in the 206-350-nm spectral region reaches 6-7 W at an efficiency of 15-20 . The operating life of the lamp in the gasostat regime was 500 h. About half the power of the UV glow-discharge radiation in this case is represented in the form of a spectral line of the iodine atom (lambda = 206.2 nm), while the other half is in the form of vibronic bands of iodine molecules and xenon iodide. The lamp call be recommended for use in photochemistry, medicine, and biophysics. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.
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