Patent ID: 6867547

Claim:
A flash lamp ( 10 ) comprising a gas-filled discharge tube ( 11 ) made of glass and, at each end, a power electrode ( 14 , 15 ), characterized in that a glass is used which with a thickness of 0.5 mm has one or more of the following transmission parameters Tw: at 180 nm: Tw>5%, preferably >9% at 200 nm: Tw>30%, preferably >45%, at 254 nm: Tw>60%, preferably >80%, and further characterized in that at least one power electrode ( 14 , 15 ) is connected with the discharge tube by means of glass solder ( 13 a , 13 b ), the glass solder having a softening point and/or a transformation point which is at least 60° C. below the respective one of the glass of discharge tube ( 11 ).