Introduction
A strobe light or stroboscopic lamp, commonly called a strobe is a device used to produce regular flashes of light. It is one a number of devices that can be used as a stroboscope. A typical commercial strobe light has a flash energy in the region of 10 to 150 joules, and discharge times as short as a few milliseconds, often resulting in a flash power of several kilowatts. Larger strobe lights can be used in “continuous” mode, producing extremely intense illumination.
