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Lambda
LS
Stand-Alone Xenon Arc Lamp and Power Supply
The Lambda LS is a
stand-alone illuminator consisting of a xenon-arc lamp, lamp
housing, cold mirror and power supply in a single enclosure.
The Lambda LS is designed to be used with a liquid light
guide which transmits remarkably flat, intense, illumination
to the optical train of the user’s microscope or other
instrumentation. The lamp’s cabinet accommodates a
standard Sutter Instrument filter wheel that slides easily
in and out of a slot in the light path. If desired, a second
filterwheel can be mounted on the outside of the cabinet.
When used with appropriate adapters, the light guide output
is compatible with most common microscope systems.
Unlike the arc lamps
used with most fluorescence microscopes, the 175W xenon bulb
is pre-aligned using a parabolic mirror and does not require
alignment, focusing or collimation. In the standard configuration,
the Lambda LS bulb is capable of producing light output from
340nm to a cutoff of 700nm determined by the cold mirror.
An optional enhanced UV bulb produces output much lower into
the UV (cut off near 200nm). As with any UV generating light
source, the optional bulb generates significant quantities
of ozone and must be used in an adequately ventilated environment.
The Lambda LS utilizes
a compact design, which places power supply, lamp house,
arc lamp and cold mirror in a single enclosure. This system
eliminates a common
failure associated with standard arc lamp designs; when using a remote power
supply aging may lead to a decreased ability to light the lamp due to loss
of the insulating characteristics of the lengthy high-tension
line. As with all
our equipment, the power supply has been designed to minimize electrical noise
that can be picked up by physiological recording equipment.
Features
• Xenon lamps provide
light levels which exceed those of standard microscope fluorescence
lamps.
• Equipped with a cold mirror
to eliminate IR heating of down stream optical components.
• Compact stand-alone lamp housing-power
supply enclosure.
Pre-aligned bulb eliminates
common focusing problems.
• Integrated hour meter for
convenient monitoring of lamp life.
• Modular construction allows
use of optional liquid light guide for flexible direction of
light output.
• Easily accommodates Sutter
Instrument 25mm filter wheels within the body of the lamp.
• Can be coupled
via a liquid light guide to many standard microscopes (Nikon,
Zeiss, Leica and Olympus). Microscope coupling requires special
adapters (not included); please see the adapter section in
this catalog.
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Standard bulb 340nm to IR
(optional full-spectrum bulb) 200nm to IR
175 or 300 Watt xenon (pre-aligned to produce collimated output)
25 Watts (175W lamp) (broadband, full beam)
1000 hours (Bulb warranted for 500 hours. Longer life depends on application.
Expected life is 1000 hours.)
175 Watts
10.5in x 9.5in x 10in
26.7cm x 24.1cm x 25.4cm
10.5lbs
4.8kg
115/230 Volts
50/60 Hertz power line
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