Depending on the lamp and setup they also produce enough ozone that you need to use them in a well-ventilated space...
Rob Oglesbee (765) 494-5234 Senior Instrumentation Specialist Jonathan Amy Facility for Chemical Instrumentation -----Original Message----- From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 11:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Krypton Photoionisation Detector Lamps In message <64D32EE8B9CBDD44963ACB076A5F6ABB0265F7F9@Mailbox-Tech.lecotech.local>, dated Tue, 6 Aug 2013, "Kunde, Brian" <[email protected]> writes: >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. That's at the hot end of the UV-C band. It will make your teeth fluoresce. > >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? No, not at all. There is a serious safety issue. Wikipedia is your friend: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet You have to scroll down to 'Harmful effects'. No doubt the regulatory requirements are different in different countries. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
