If I understand how Halogens work it should be at least the same temperature if not hotter since the purpose of the modified element is that it can operate at higher temperatures than a regular gas filled bulb without losing life. Higher energy efficiency and all that.

Actually, here's a Wiki article on Halogens. Pretty much just says what I said above:
Wiki: Halogen
"The halogen lamp can operate its filament at a higher temperature than a standard gas filled lamp of similar power without loss of operating life. This gives it a higher efficacy (10-30 lm/W)."

I guess now that I think of it I could be misinterpreting this since a higher element temp doesn't necessarily mean a higher bulb temp.
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