Metal halide lamp with trace thallium iodide filling for improved dimming properties

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A metal halide lamp (10) for use in selected lighting fixtures having a discharge chamber (20) with light permeable ceramic walls around a discharge region. A pair of electrodes are supported in the discharge region spaced apart from one another. Ionizable materials are provided in the discharge region comprising mercury, a noble gas, and at least two metal halides including a magnesium halide and a sodium halide, a rare earth element, and thallium iodide in a molar quantity which is between 0.5% and 5% of the total molar quantity of all halides present in the discharge chamber.