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*Based on this information it is desirable to use a wavelength between 300-350nm because it allows for the light absorb a few tenths of a millimeter.
 
*Based on this information it is desirable to use a wavelength between 300-350nm because it allows for the light absorb a few tenths of a millimeter.
 
*[http://www.lightingquotes.com/catalog.php?product=2226 The product spec sheet for the flash lamp] used in the fuser (Wiko EMM/EKS-5) states that the bulb produces light with a blackbody temperature of 3400 K, which peaks in the near infrared.
 
*[http://www.lightingquotes.com/catalog.php?product=2226 The product spec sheet for the flash lamp] used in the fuser (Wiko EMM/EKS-5) states that the bulb produces light with a blackbody temperature of 3400 K, which peaks in the near infrared.
*The absorbance of polystyrene in the near infrared is reported in [http://www.thermo.com/eThermo/CMA/PDFs/Articles/articlesFile_25263.pdf this  technical note from Thermo Electric Corp], with [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/tagger/references/polystyreneIRabs-2000.pdf this copy stored locally].[[File:polystyreneIRabs.jpg|center|400px]]
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*The absorbance of polystyrene in the near infrared is reported in [http://www.thermo.com/eThermo/CMA/PDFs/Articles/articlesFile_25263.pdf this  technical note from Thermo Electric Corp], with [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/tagger/references/polystyreneIRabs-2000.pdf this copy stored locally].  The absorbance plotted below was measured for a sample of thickness 0.75 mm. [[File:polystyreneIRabs.jpg|center|400px]]
 
*For comparison, the absorption coefficient in the near infrared for borosilicate glass is reported in [http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/371629_751318403_713845708.pdf this article] with [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/tagger/references/glassIRabs-2001.pdf this copy stored locally].[[File:glassIRabs.jpg|center|400px]]
 
*For comparison, the absorption coefficient in the near infrared for borosilicate glass is reported in [http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/371629_751318403_713845708.pdf this article] with [http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/halld/tagger/references/glassIRabs-2001.pdf this copy stored locally].[[File:glassIRabs.jpg|center|400px]]
  

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