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RSL-3100
Miniature Xenon Flashlamp System

Key Features
 Small size
 High radiant intensity
 Continuous spectrum UV-VIS-IR
 Long life
 Customization is available for
Excelitas’ RSL-3100 miniature pulsed Xenon light source for UV-VIS-NIR specific OEM needs
applications.
Applications
The RSL-3100 is one of the smallest pulsed Xenon sources on the
market today. The compact, low cost RSL-3100 light source from Excelitas  Absorption analysis
 Immunoassay modules
Technologies provides all the benefits of the original RSL-2100 plus all the
 Fluorimetry
additional features that customers have been asking for.  Spectroradiometry
 Liquid and gas chromatography
 Colorimetry
The RSL-3100 offers SMA connector flexibility, intensity control and  UV/VIS/NIR applications
reduces EMI, all in a small package designed to meet CE directives. Along
with a standardized “D-sub” connector, various window options and
optimized lamp alignment, the new RSL-3100 meets the most demanding
system requirements. The RSL-3100 operates at up to 2 Watts and offers
high radiant, broadband optical energy with the long life customers have
grown to expect.

Similar to all Excelitas Technologies pulsed Xenon systems, the RSL-

3100 offers exceptional arc stability, microsecond flash duration and long
life making it an excellent choice for analytical instruments, military
systems and portable instrument applications where LEDs and other light
sources fail.

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RSL-3100
Electrical Input Specifications
Parameter Specification

Voltage 11-28 VDC

DC Current 0.2 Amps RMS

Peak Current 1.0 Amp

Trigger +5V, 20-50mA peak input, 10-100μs pulse width, leading edge trigger. Optically isolated internal series resistor = 150Ω.

Internal/External Intensity Adjust Switch Selectable

Input Connector 9-PIN D-Sub

Electrical Output
Parameter Specification

Voltage 400-600 ± 2% VDC adjustable

Power (Joules/sec) 2 watts max (power = joules x flash rate)

Standard Discharge Capacitor 0.047, 0.10, 0.22 µF
Flash Rate (Hz) Fmax = 2/E, where E=1/2V2

Light Output
Parameter Specification

Spectral Range 190-2000+ nm

1
Stability <3% CV

Lifetime >1x108 Flashes

1
CV or Coefficient of variation is defined as: CV% = (Standard Deviation of 20 Flashes)/(Mean of 20 Flashes)

Environmental
Parameter Specification

Operating Temperature 32 to 104⁰F (0 to 40⁰C)

Storage Temperature -40 to 194⁰F (-40 to 90⁰C)

Humidity 95% RH, non-condensing

Shock and Vibration 1.5G, 5-200 Hz (Mil-STD-810C)

Safety Compliance Designed to meet EN60950

Operating Conditions
Capacitor (µF) Max Input/Flash (mJ) Max Flash Rate @ 600 VDC (Hz) Max Flash Rate @ 400 VDC (Hz)

0.22 40 50 115
0.10 18 111 250
0.047 8.5 235 530

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Mechanical Dimensions

Physical Configuration
RSL-3100 Outline

Spectral Output

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Ordering Information: RSL-310A-BC

Where
A = Spectral Distribution 0 = 250-2000+nm, 1 = 190-2000+nm, 2 = 160-2000+nm
B = Discharge Capacitor 1 = 0.22µF, 2 = 0.10µF, 3 = 0.047µF
C = Fiber Optic Adapter 0 = No adapter, 1 = SMA 905
*Part Number Example: RSL-3100-31. Spectral Distribution of 250-2000+nm with the 0.047 µF discharge capacitor and SMA905
fiber adapter

NOTE: All values are nominal; specifications subject to

change without notice.

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aerospace and defense applications, Excelitas
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success in their specialty end-markets. Excelitas
Technologies has approximately 3,000 employees in
North America, Europe and Asia, serving customers
across the world.

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