Exfo Fluorescence Illumination System X-Cite 120 XI120

Exfo Fluorescence Illumination System X-Cite 120 XI120

Description

The EXFO X-Cite 120 is a microscope fluorescence illuminator that delivers excitation light through a liquid light guide. It is designed for fluorescence microscopy, with front-panel indicators that help operators monitor lamp status and accumulated operating hours during routine use.

Key Features

• Pre-aligned Intelli-Lamp system simplifies lamp-module installation.
• Front-panel LCD continuously displays accumulated lamp hours.
• Lamp status indicator shows operating and fault conditions.
• Light-guide port connects the illuminator to a microscope through a compatible liquid light guide.
• Optional iris adjustment, when fitted, provides five approximate illumination settings: 100%, 50%, 25%, 12% and 0%.

Applications

• Microscope-based fluorescence microscopy of fluorescently labelled or naturally fluorescent specimens.
• Fluorescence imaging of research samples such as cells, tissue sections and specimens containing fluorescent proteins or other labels.

Specifications

• Lamp module: 120 W metal-halide short-arc lamp.
• Typical lamp-module life: 1,500 hours.
• Typical warm-up time: 90 seconds.
• Light guide: flexible liquid-filled guide with a 3 mm core diameter; 1.5 m or 3 m lengths are specified in the user guide when supplied with the system. The illuminator is designed for use with a 3 mm liquid light guide.