Lamp Life
Lamp Life and Peak Current vs. Input Energy
1.00E+10
1.00E+09
1.00E+08
200
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600
Lamp Life (# flashes)
Peak Current (Amps)
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
Notes:
1) A 0.8 uH choke must be included in the cathode side of the
discharge circuit for an input energy of 0.8J and above.
2) Number of flashes to 50% of initial radiometric light output.
3) Forced-air cooling required above 40 Watt operation.
0
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Input Energy (mJ per flash)
Spectral Output
Spectral Output
1
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
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Wavelength (nm)
Pulse Width
FX-4400 Pulse Width (t=1/3 peak)
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
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Input Energy (mJ )
PERKINELMER [ PERKINELMER OPTOELECTRONICS ]
