Abstract:
Method of making an electric gas discharge lamp having an envelope of densely sintered aluminum oxide and employing an alkali metal vapor as the discharge medium. A current lead-in member for an electrode envelope by means of a sealing element of densely sintered aluminum oxide which is sintered to the inner wall of the envelope and is provided with an aperture into which a cylindrical current lead-in supporting at one end an electrode assembly is secured in a gastight manner. The current lead-in member is provided with a cover for the envelope which is sealed to the latter by a sealing glass having a melting point higher than 800*C. and lower than the melting point of the aluminum oxide or the current lead-in member.