List of light sources 4331300 225622242 2008-07-14T16:32:30Z 122.2.221.130 /* Direct chemical */ [[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''. {{Incomplete-list}} ==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== <div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;"> *[[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]] </div> == 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 [[Category:Light]] [[Category:Technology-related lists|Light sources, List of]] [[Category:Electronics lists]] [[cs:Zářič]] [[el:Φωτεινή πηγή]] [[hr:Umjetni izvori svjetla]] [[hu:Fényforrás]]