Xcalibur II manual

HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION by the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) in the UK. For use in the UK, the Ionising

Radiations’ Regulations 1999 should be adhered to. For countries outside the UK the appropriate laws apply such as registration and inspection.

Customers should be aware of their duty of safety to their employees and visitors.

WARNINGS

To prevent injury to personnel and possible damage to the equipment, please note the following guidelines:

1. Only authorised personnel who have received appropriate instruction and are aware of the laboratory rules that govern the use of this type of system should operate the system.

2. Never dismount the beam stop when the system is operational.

3. Do not operate the system without the collimator, unless performing the beam alignment procedure.

4. Use appropriate X-ray detection equipment to perform regular radiation checks as per any laboratory rules

Use only genuine firmware X-ray tubes, X-ray generators, monochromators, goniometer heads and collimators, as recommended by your Xcalibur supplier. Use of other products may compromise the performance of the shielding and safety system, and may invalidate your warranty.

1.7 Extreme Temperatures

WARNINGS

1. Systems fitted with the low temperature option use liquid nitrogen and/or liquid helium as a coolant. Liquid nitrogen and liquid helium are cryogenic liquids and can cause cold burns. Wear gloves when handling cryogenic liquids and use eye protection.

Refer to the information supplied with the equipment for more information.

2. During operation both the X-ray tube and the heat sink of the CCD power supply become hot. In normal use they are located inside a cabinet and hot parts are not accessible. During maintenance periods, however, it may be necessary to override the interlock so that adjustments can be made. Therefore great care must be taken to avoid touching either the X-ray tube or the heat sink of the CCD power supply when they are operating and for a period of 20 minutes after operation.

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