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Re: Xenon lamps
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Barbara Foster <[log in to unmask]>
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Confocal Microscopy List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 27 Feb 2001 17:21:07 -0800
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Milt,

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At 10:37 AM 2/27/01 -0500, Milton Charlton wrote:
>There are Hg-Xe lamps which start like a Hg but have a combined spectrum.
>Does anyone know whether these are direct replacements for common microscope
>illuminators such as Nikon's ?
>Milt Charlton
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Phillips" <[log in to unmask]>
>Newsgroups: bit.listserv.confocal
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:08 AM
>Subject: Re: Xenon lamps
>
>
> > All true but I believe one disadvantage is the peak illumination is
> > less for some fluorochromes such as DAPI.  We see a difference in our
> > two systems that have Hg or Xe.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >Hello,
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >I would be interested in contacting people who are using xenon short arc
> > >lamps (not flash or pulsed) for conventional fluorescence microscopy. It
> > >seems that the spectral distribution of the emitted light is more uniform
> > >than that of mercury arc lamps, and even more efficient in the range
> > >of 500 nm.
> > >Also, xenon arc lamps last longer than mercury arc lamps.
> > >
> > >How experienced people compare both alternatives in terms of
> > >specifications, versatility and cost?
> > >
> > >Thanks very much,
> >
> > --
> > Thomas E. Phillips, Ph.D.
> > Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
> > Director, Molecular Cytology Core Facility
> >
> > 3 Tucker Hall
> > Division of Biological Sciences
> > University of Missouri
> > Columbia, MO 65211-7400
> > (573)-882-4712 (voice)
> > (573)-882-0123 (fax)
> >

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