List of light sources
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[[Image:Gluehlampe 01 KMJ.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A Common Household [[Light bulb]]]]
This is a '''list of sources of [[light]]''', including both natural and artificial sources, and both ''processes'' and ''devices''.
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==Natural==
[[Image:The sun1.jpg|Right|thumb|175px|The [[Sun]].]]
[[Image:Lightnings sequence 2 animation.gif|right|thumb|175px|[[Lightning]] can be a spectacular source of illumination.]]
*[[Astronomical object]]s
**[[Sunlight]] ([[Solar radiation]])
***[[Diffuse sky radiation|Skylight]]
***[[Moonlight]] (via reflection)
***[[planet]]s, particularly [[Venus]] (via reflection)
***[[comet]]s (via reflection)
***[[meteor]]s (via ionization) by a [[meteoroid]]
***[[meteor shower]]s (via reflection)
***[[asteroid]]s (via reflection)
**[[Star]]s
**[[Star cluster]]s
**[[Galaxies]]
**[[Nebulae]]
**[[quasar]]s
**[[accretion disk]]s
*[[Bioluminescence]]
**[[Glowworm]]s (''[[Arachnocampa]]'' and [[Phengodidae]]) and [[Firefly|Fireflies]] (Lampyridae)
**''[[Aequorea victoria]]'' (a type of jellyfish)
**[[Antarctic krill#Biological_peculiarities|Antarctic krill]]
**[[Vibrio_fischeri#Genetics_of_bioluminescence|''Lux'' operon]] (a common marine bacterium)
*[[Lightning]]
*[[Aurora (phenomenon)|Aurorae]]
*[[Triboluminescence]]
*[[Magma]], [[plasma]]
==Direct chemical==
*[[Chemoluminescence]] ([[Lightstick]]s)
*[[Fluorescence]]
*[[Phosphorescence]]
==Combustion-based==
{{seealso|Combustion}}
*[[Argon flash]]
*[[Carbide lamp|Acetylene/Carbide lamps]]
*[[Betty lamp]]
*[[Butter lamp]]
*[[Candle]]s
*[[Fire]]
*[[Flash powder]]
*[[Gas lighting]]
*[[Kerosene lamp]]s
*[[Lantern]]s
*[[Limelight]]s
*[[Oil lamp]]s
*[[Rushlight]]s
*[[Safety lamp]]s
**[[Davy lamp]]s
**[[Geordie lamp]]s
*[[Torch]]es
==Electric==
===Arc lamps===
{{main|Arc lamp}}
*[[Yablochkov candle]]s
===Incandescent lamps===
{{seealso|Incandescence}}
*[[Carbon button lamp]]
*Conventional [[incandescent light bulb]]s
**[[Flashlight]]
*[[Halogen lamp]]s
*[[Globar]]
*[[Nernst lamp]]
===Electroluminescent (EL) lamps===
{{main|Electroluminescence}}
*[[Light-emitting diode]]s
**[[Organic light-emitting diode]]s
**[[Polymer light-emitting diode]]s
**[[Solid-state lighting]]
**[[LED lamp]]
===Gas discharge lamps===
[[Image:Compact fluorescent transpa.png|115px||thumb|right|A standard household [[Compact fluorescent lamp]].]]
{{main|Gas discharge lamp}}
*[[Fluorescent lamp]]s</small>
**[[Compact fluorescent lamp]]s
**[[Black light]]
*[[Electrodeless lamp|Inductive lighting]]
*[[Hollow cathode lamp]]
*[[Neon lamp|Neon and argon lamps]]
*[[Plasma lamp]]s
*[[Xenon flash lamp]]s
====High-intensity discharge lamps====
{{main|High-intensity discharge lamp}}
*[[Ceramic discharge metal halide lamp]]s
*[[Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide|Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide (HMI) lamps]]
*[[Mercury-vapor lamp]]s
*[[Metal halide lamp]]s
*[[Sodium vapor lamp]]s
*[[Xenon arc lamp]]s
*[[Sulfur lamp]]s
==Nuclear==
*[[Radioluminescence|Radioluminescent paint]] (formerly used on watch and clock dials)
*[[Self-powered lighting]]
==Other==
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*[[Blackbody radiation]]
*[[Bremsstrahlung]]
*[[Cherenkov radiation]]
*[[Cyclotron radiation]]
*[[Fusor]]
*[[Laser]]s, [[Laser diode]]
*[[Sonoluminescence]]
*[[Optical fiber]]
*[[Sulfur lamp]]
*[[Synchrotron light]], see also [[Synchrotron radiation]]
*[[Scintillation (physics)]]
*[[Bioluminescence]]
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== See also ==
* [[Photometry (optics)]] Main Photometry/Radiometry article - explains technical terms
* [[Spectrometer]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~zhuxj/astro/html/spectrometer.html A CD spectrometer]Color spectrographs of common light sources
* [http://ioannis.virtualcomposer2000.com/spectroscope/amici.html] Dozens of raw visible spectra of a wide variety of light sources.
*[http://candlepowerforums.com/ Candle Power Forums] - an [[Internet forum]] dedicated to the discussion of light sources
*[http://www.led-professional.com/ LED professional] - A Technology Portal and Magazine about LEDs and its Lighting environment
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