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High-intensity discharge (HID) lamps include the groups of lamps commonly known as mercury, metal halide, and high-pressure sodium. The light-producing element of these lamp types is a wall-stabilized arc discharge contained within a refractory envelope (arc tube) with wall loading in excess of 3 W/cm² (19.4 W/in.²).

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