Scientific Results
The LED120 and Sola SM1 offer superior stability on all time scales tested.
|
Time Scale |
LED120 Intensity Variability |
SOLA SM1 Intensity Variability |
Mercury HBO Lamp Intensity Variability |
|
200 sec (every sec) |
<.25% |
<0.1% |
2% |
|
30 sec (every 100 ms) |
<0.5% |
<0.1% |
2% |
|
100 min (every 2 min) |
0.5% |
0.5% |
2% |
|
300 hours |
|
2% |
10% |
Power consumption will be reduced by using electronic shuttering. If lead time on shuttering is reproducible shuttering electronically (2 seconds or 5 minutes) will be sufficient for quantitative microscopy. The ABIF is testing this, and results may be expected shortly.
|
Test |
LED120 Time for Stabilization |
SOLA SM1 Time for Stabilization |
Mercury HBO Lamp Time for Stabilization |
|
Warm up time (90 min) |
Not Needed |
20 min |
40 min |
|
Shuttering the Lamp |
2 sec |
5 min |
NA |
|
Power Consumption |
0-225W depending on intensity output |
150 W @ 100% 2.5 W in Standby Mode 0.5 W - Off |
135 W @ 100% Intensity |
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For other scientific studies facilitated by the ABIF, please visit our publications page.