Geissler tube
a sealed glass tube with platinum connections at the ends, containing rarefied gas made luminous by an electrical discharge.
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The glow of the Geissler tube or electrically excited gas at low pressure would be an example of "electro-luminescence."
Artificial Light | M. LuckieshThe introduction of a capacity between the terminals of the Geissler tube, for example two plates of metal 1600 sq. cm.
British Dictionary definitions for Geissler tube
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a glass or quartz vessel, usually having two bulbs containing electrodes separated by a capillary tube, for maintaining an electric discharge in a low-pressure gas as a source of visible or ultraviolet light for spectroscopy
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