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User Manual 2 Safety Information
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2.2 Beryllium
Beryllium is highly toxic!
If a beryllium window is destroyed
despite all caution, absolutely all frag-
ments must be carefully collected and
disposed of according to regulations.
Beryllium safety issues apply only to X-ray detectors
with beryllium X-ray entrance windows. Low energy
windows do not contain toxic substances.
Beryllium is toxic if parts are inhaled or swallowed.
With X-ray detectors, however, this is only possible
in the rare case of a window breaking. Special care
must be taken with XFlash
® detectors, as they do
not contain enough vacuum to suck in the remains of
a broken window, as a UHV-Dewar normally does.
In case of an accidental destruction of a beryllium
window, gather all fragments thoroughly and collect
them using pieces of adhesive tape. The waste has
to be labeled and disposed of according to the local
safety hazard regulations. Wear a filter mask during
cleaning up.
2.3 Electrical Safety
High voltage inside. Do not remove
covers.
All parts have been designed according to the safety
requirements for electrical equipment for
measurement, control and laboratory use, or the
European Low Voltage Directive, respectively. The
system must be correctly installed and used only for
the purposes it is designed for. Especially grounding
of the system or system parts - as performed during
installation - must not be changed for any reason. In
case of any supplements or replacement parts being
installed, supply voltage settings must be checked
and adjusted to the local mains voltage.
Certain parts of the system may contain dangerous
voltages. No covers need to be removed during
regular operation; maintenance should only be
carried out by trained and certified personnel.