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Lamp, UV Corona
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Lamp, UV Corona

Naval Research Laboratory · Steel Alloy, Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy, Ceramic, Glass, Unknown Plating, Unknown Sealant

From the collection of National Air and Space Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This is a BS-212 Anton counter shell converted to a UV corona lamp. This was used during the 1950's for field checking the sensitivity of UV detectors used in Naval Research Laboratory programs. This artifact is part of a collection of high energy detectors from the Naval Research Laboratory (see A19880001000-19880017000).

National Air and Space Museum’s own description
Credit lineLamp, UV Corona. Naval Research Laboratory. National Air and Space Museum, Transferred from the Naval Research Laboratory. CC0.

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