Includes bibliographical references and index.

Applications of ultraviolet radiation -- The nature of light -- Photochemistry and photopolymerization -- Radiometry -- Incandescent sources -- Gas discharges -- The low pressure mercury lamp -- The medium pressure mercury lamp -- Metal halide lamp -- Electrodeless lamps -- Xenon lamps -- Lasers -- Miscellaneous sources -- Ultraviolet irradiators -- Hazards of ultraviolet radiation. This book breaks new ground in that it assembles much previously scattered and unpublished material on ultraviolet sources into a cohesive and logical format. It provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject that will be of interest to all those engaged in photochemistry, photobiology and photophysics.