Both are due to the same photoelectric effect according to Wikpedia, however it doesn't seem like xenon flashes are the most suitable thing to erase those chips

Both are due to the same photoelectric effect according to Wikpedia, however it doesn't seem like xenon flashes are the most suitable thing to erase those chips and I don't think ultraviolet lights would cause the same issues on the Pi that an xenon flash would. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPROM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPROM