| Critical to the successful use of pulsed UV light systems,
is the design of optics, energy discharge components and
lamps. Our experience in matching the reflector, lamp and
electrical energy components of a pulsed UV curing or sterilization
system insures delivering what our customers need - a system
best suited for their specific application.
We manufacture all of our many mercury free lamps, for
both curing and sterilization applications. In approaching
the design of a pulsed UV lamp, we have several options
to insure the spectrum best fits the application. One is
to select the lamp envelope material to provide a resulting
sharp spectra filter. The illustration shows the different
transmission characteristics of four lamp types available
from Xenon. In general, each lamp material offers features
that align with different application requirements. For
surface treatment, sterilization and other applications,
ozone produced by lamp C and D is useful. All lamp types
are interchangeable. Selection of a lamp type, as well as
information on lamp spectra, is best done with the help
of a Xenon Application Engineer.
Lamp A: 370 nm spectral cut-off point:
best for visible light cures. No ozone produced.
Lamp B: 240 nm spectral cut-off point:
optimum UV performance. No ozone produced.
Lamp C: 190 nm spectral cut-off point:
cuts off deeper UV. Some ozone produced.
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