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Laser equipment

Ionising Radiation

Industrial machinery; Laser equipment

Radiation commonly associated with X-ray or other high energy electromagnetic radiation which will cause DNA damage with no direct, immediate thermal effect. Contrasts with non-ionizing radiation of ...

Irradiance (E)

Industrial machinery; Laser equipment

Radiant flux (radiant power) per unit area incident upon a given surface. Units: Watts per square centimeter. (Sometimes referred to as power density.)

Irradiation

Industrial machinery; Laser equipment

Exposure to radiant energy, such as heat, X rays, or light.

Joule (J)

Industrial machinery; Laser equipment

A unit of energy (1 watt-second) used to describe the rate of energy delivery. It is equal to 1 watt-second or 0.239 calorie.

Joule/cm2

Industrial machinery; Laser equipment

A unit of radiant exposure used in measuring the amount of energy incident upon a unit area.

KTP

Industrial machinery; Laser equipment

(Potassium Titanyl Phosphate) A crystal used to change the wavelength of an Nd:YAG laser from 1060 nm (infrared) to 532 nm (green).

Microprocessor

Industrial machinery; Laser equipment

A digital chip (computer) that operates, controls, and monitors some lasers.

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