This kit consists of HELIAS spectrometer and a high-power xenon light source A1010 with a liquid light guide. The arc lamp is powered by a separate power supply. The light source needs at least 10 Minutes of operation time to supply constant light. With the integrated shutter the light emission on the probe can be stopped without switching the light source. It can also be used to adjust the exposure time.

The Xenon arc lamp has a continuos spectrum starting at 250 nm. It is very similar to natural sunlight, what makes HELIAS the perfect tool for all sun simulating applications. For most application the requested spectral range is 250 nm – 500 nm. For this reason the HELIAS Illumination kit comes with pre-installed Dichroitic filter that cuts of the spectrum at 500 nm. The light source can be equipped with additional filters by an integrated optical bench very easily.