FLASH DISCHARGE TUBE ELECTRODE AND FLASH DISCHARGE TUBE

1 . A flash discharge tube electrode sealed to an end of a glass bulb of a flash discharge tube, comprising:

an internal electrode led into the glass bulb;

a sintered electrode structure connected to a top end of the internal electrode, with an external diameter equal to or smaller than an external diameter of the internal electrode; and

a projection made of a high-melting-point metal, provided so as to partially project from a top end face of the sintered electrode structure.

2 . The flash discharge tube electrode of claim 1 , wherein the projection projects to a thickness of 0.1 to 0.3 mm from the top end face.

3 . The flash discharge tube electrode of claim 1 , wherein the projection is provided on the sintered electrode structure so as to cover 20% to 60% of an area size of the top end face.

4 . The flash discharge tube electrode of claim 1 , wherein the projection is formed on the top end face.

5 . The flash discharge tube electrode of claim 1 ,

wherein the top end face further has a depressed part, and

wherein a part of the projection is embedded in the depressed part.

6 . The flash discharge tube electrode of claim 1 , wherein a part of the projection is embedded in the sintered electrode structure and the projection is in contact with the internal electrode.

7 . The flash discharge tube electrode of claim 6 , wherein an external diameter of the part of the projection embedded in the sintered electrode structure is smaller than an external diameter of a part exposed outside the sintered electrode structure.

8 . A flash discharge tube,

wherein the flash discharge tube electrode of claim 1 is sealed to one end of the glass bulb and a rod-shaped electrode is sealed to the other end of the glass bulb,

wherein a transparent trigger electrode is provided on an entire outer circumferential surface of the glass bulb, and

wherein the inside of the glass bulb is filled with a noble gas.