| abstract |
A phosphor for absorbing light in a region from ultraviolet to visible light and emitting light whose emission peak wavelength being in a range of 600 nm to 650 nm, represented by general formula shown below, and having a difference between the emission peak wavelength and a half width being larger than 543 nm. n Sr t Ca v Eu w Al x Si y N z (in which, 0.5≦t<1, 0<v≦0.5, 0.01<w≦0.03, t+v+w<1, 0.90≦x≦1.1, 0.90≦y≦1.1, 2.5≦z≦3.5) |