Greetings. This is a topic I know nothing about so any input would be most appreciated. Please excuse my ignorance.
We are looking at using a Krypton Photoionisation Detector Lamp with one of our products. It produces short wavelength Ultraviolet light used to ionize molecules. These low power lamps produce 10eV at 123.0nm and 10.6eV at 116.9nm. My question is regarding safety. I have found many many documents and data sheets on the internet but none mention any safety precautions or concerns with their use. Are the UV levels so low and/or at a wavelength that they pose no hazards to human skin or to the eye? The UL 61010-1 shows threshold limit values but only down to 180nm wavelengths. Are wavelengths smaller than 180nm of no concern or not considered ultraviolet? Thanks, The Other Brian ________________________________ LECO Corporation Notice: This communication may contain confidential information intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you received this by mistake, please destroy it and notify us of the error. Thank you. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
