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What's the bottom right image of?
19 0 ReplyThat is a mercury arc rectifier:
17 0 ReplyI thought you might also enjoy its German name: Quecksilberdampfgleichrichter
19 0 ReplySounds kinda similar to the Swedish word "kvicksilverbågelikriktare"....
EDIT: After doing some more googling, the proper name for the device in Swedish is:
"Kvicksilverlikriktare"
10 0 Replyand sounds nothing like the hungarian "higanyív szelep" or "higanygőz egyenirányító"
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Or its Dutch name:
Kwikdampgelijkrichter
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It shows Cherenkov radiation of a nuclear underwater reactor (I think, I don't know this exact picture)
1 6 ReplyNope, just plain UV from the mercury arc in the rectifier:
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