This invention relates to incandescent lamps and more particularly to the gettering of such lamps. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an incandescent lamp comprising an envelope, a tungsten filament mounted within the envelope, a fill gas, and a getter comprising silane and phosphorus. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of gettering an incandescent lamp. The method comprises providing a getter comprising phosphorus and silane in an unsealed lamp envelope; sealing the lamp envelope; and activating the phosphorus source and silane located within the sealed envelope.

 
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