RC-800 Pulsed UV Lamps

By XENON Corporation

Choice of lamp for UV/Visible curing: At XENON, we offer application-specific lamp types. The xenon lamp inherently produces a broadband spectrum suitable for any chemistry that absorbs UV light from 180 nm to 800 nm. Our lamps are available with up to four different spectral cut-offs, producing wavelength properties suitable for specific types of curing challenges. You can also choose from a variety of lamp shapes, including our patented spiral lamp. A XENON application engineer will help you choose the best lamp for your needs. Effective spectral cut-off point: - Lamp A: 370 nm: best for visible light cures. No ozone. - Lamp B: 240 nm: optimum UV performance. No ozone. - Lamp C: 190 nm: cuts off deeper UV. Ozone. - Lamp D: 160 nm: allows deep UV. Ozone. Choice of pulse rates: A key to successful curing is the pulse rate of the UV light. RC-800 systems can be factory set with pulse rates ranging from 3 pps to 100 pps. Choice of burst mode: The instant ON/OFF capability of the C-800 systems allows them to operate in burst mode if desired. The burst mode can be set by the user to match certain applications, such as start-stop-start manufacturing processes. You can program the lamp duty cycle from a single pulse to 100%. Burst mode also saves energy since the lamp duty cycle is typically only 50%, and often as low as 5%.