Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung von elektromagnetischer Strahlung sowie System mit einer derartigen Vorrichtung

The invention relates to a device (1) for generating electromagnetic radiation, comprising a wire coil (3) consisting of a wire, which is arranged in a tube (5) with a wall (7) that is transparent for electromagnetic radiation with a predefined wavelength, wherein the tube (5) is closed at the ends (5a, 5b) and forms a closed space (5c), in which the wire coil (3) is arranged and which is filled with an inert gas or an inert gas mixture, wherein, at least over a predefined section (11), the wire coil (3) is formed as two helices circling around one another and interlacing with one another and having a common central axis (12).