Flash Lamp Design
Flash Lamp Design
Flash Lamp Design
10(2)2013
Abstract:
In this work the design and construction of optical pumping system was
presented. The parameters of the pumping source to obtain discharge current density
sufficient to shift the flash lamp spectrum towards uv portion of spectrum were
measured.The current density was supplied to the flash lamp must be greater than
4000Amp./cm2 to obtain the spectral range wavelength lies between 0.2 and 0.35m.
The current density was obtained by a capacitor 50F, at 7KV discharge voltage. The
applied electrical energy to the flash lamp was more than 1200 J, and the current
density was around 5000 Amp./cm2.The electrical parameters of the flash lamp were
calculated. The impedance parameters(K0) from the voltage and the peak current
pulse was measured in range equal to 57, while the damping factor() was 1.3. The
energy of the flash lamp was around 75% from the input electrical energy. The
external trigger circuit was limited the increase the applied voltage, which is
responsible for the damping factor.
The spectral output of Xenon IR. The output spectral range of the
flashlamp depends on current density, XFL which is dependent on current
as the current density increases from density is shown in Fig.(2). Moreover,
few tens to few thousands of high current density shifts the spectral
Amp./cm2. The intensity in the portion output toward the shorter wavelengths
of the blue and UV increases much side [2].
more rapidly than that in the red and
Fig.(2) The spectral emission from Xenon flash lamp operated in high current
densities [2].
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Vo 1. External trigger.
I max ……. (15) 2. Series (internal) trigger
2Z o
3. Simmer ( over volt
The current density (Ј) is:
I ……. (16)
operation) trigger.
J We used an external triggering
A
since it seems suitable at the beginning
The capacitor voltage decays for our research. The circuit was used
exponentially from (Vo) to zero. The in this research to operate four flash
rise time (tr) can be defined as the time lamps, each is connected to flash
required for the voltage or current to trigger by single trigger transformer
rise from zero to its maximum value. This is to reduce the delay and the jitter
The rise time can be calculated by: time between the flashes. High voltage
trigger (30 KV) supply to the flash
tr CL 2
1
……. (17) lamps through the tungsten wire was
The rise time which is measured wrapped around the flash lamps.
between the 10% and 90% points of Many advantages have arisen out
the voltage is 0.5 tr [8]. Vo must satisfy of using external trigger, namely: the
the relationship Vo 2Zo Ipk. reliability, simplicity and
stability for long time of operation.
The Trigger Circuit
In most of the flash lamps, the Results and Discussion:
charged capacitors voltage is less than The Xenon flash lamp emission
the required threshold voltage for the covers a wide range of the electro-
initiation of spontaneous flash lamp magnetic spectrum (0.2-2)m. The
operation. pumping spectral range of our active
The discharges of the stored medium lies between 0.2 and 0.35m.
energy into the flash lamp are Consequently, to obtain the desired
generally initiated by a high-voltage wavelength range, the discharge
trigger pulse. The function of the current density which is supplied to the
trigger signal is to create an ionized flash lamp must be greater than
spark streamer between the two 4000Amp./cm2 [11]. To obtain such
electrodes, so that the main discharge values for current density a capacitor
can occur. The initial spark streamer is was chosen of around 50F, at 7KV
formed by the creation of a voltage discharge voltage. Therefore, the input
gradient of sufficient magnitude to electrical energy to the flash lamp was
ionize the gas column. The trigger more than 1000 J, and the current
voltages of flash tubes are between 5 density was around 5000 Amp./cm2.
and 30 KV for short duration such as An optical multichannel analyzer
few microseconds. The outside wall of (type OMA-3) was used to get the
the flash lamp tube is wrapped with a relative intensity of the flash lamp as a
tungsten wire. function to the emitted wavelength
There are three basic methods of which is drawn in Fig(4 ). This chart
triggering the flash lamps. Each of shows the increase in intensity in the
them achieve the same purpose. range (280-288)m which covers the
However, they are different in some absorption range of the active
characteristics according to the type of medium. The relative intensity of the
the employed lamp and to the flash
application needed. These methods of lamp in the range (280-288)m as a
triggering areas follows[9,10]: function of the applied voltage is
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shown in Fig.( 5). It is seen obvious F was used. The UV pulse shape of
that at 7KV, the output intensity of the the flash lamp using a photomultiplier
desired wavelength reaches a is shown in Fig.(6).
saturation value when a capacitor of 50
Fig.(5) The relation between the intensity (A.U) of the flash lamp as a function of the
applied voltage.
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Fig.(6) the UV flash intensity of the flash lamp. The upper trace at voltage of 8.5KV.
The lower trace at 10KV
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Fig(7) The relation between the input energy of the flash lamp and applied voltage
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الخالصة:
في هذا البحث تم تصميم وبناء منظومة ضخ ضوئي .حسبت معلمات مصدر الضخ إلزاحة منطقة
الطيف الضوئي إلى المنطق ة فوق البنفسجية .كثافة تيار التفريغ الكهربائي للمصباح الوميضي والذي يجب أن
يكون قيمته اعلى من 2444أمبير/سم 4ومنطقة الطيف واقعة ضمن مجال األطوال الموجية4.44-4.4
مايكروميتر .للحصول على تلك القيم من كثافة التيار تم استعمال متسعة ذات قيمة 44مايكرفاراد وفولتية تفريغ
4كيلوفولت .الطاقة الكهربائية المعطاة للمصباح الوميضي هي أعلى من 4444جول,وكثافة تيار 4444
أمبير/سنتميتر .4تم حساب المعلمات الكهربائية للمصباح الوميضي .معامل الممانعة من قمة نبضة التيار
والفولتية هي .44بينما قيمة ثابت االنحالل هي 4.4ان الطاقة المستلمة من المصباح الوميضي هي بحدود %44
من الطاقة الكهربائية المعطاة .ذلك التحديد الناتج من دائرة القدح الخارجية زاد من قيمة الفولتية المسلطة
والمسؤول عن معامل االضمحالل.
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