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| − | '''''<big><big>THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM - Optical Range</big></big>''''' | + | '''''<big><big>THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM -</big></big>''''' <br> |
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| − | !style="text-align: | + | !style="text-align: center;"|Wavelength <small>(nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|V | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''V''' |
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| style="text-align: left;"|VHardUV | | style="text-align: left;"|VHardUV | ||
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| style="text-align: left;"|Very Hard Ultra-Violet | | style="text-align: left;"|Very Hard Ultra-Violet | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Beyond Extreme Ultra-Violet | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Beyond Extreme Ultra-Violet <small>(10nm - 50nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"| <small><small>''( '''< 10nm ==> Soft X-Rays''' )''</small></small> |
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| style="text-align: left;"|Hard Ultra-Violet | | style="text-align: left;"|Hard Ultra-Violet | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Extreme Ultra-Violet | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Extreme Ultra-Violet <small>(50nm - 120nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|D | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''D''' |
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| style="text-align: left;"| DarkUV | | style="text-align: left;"| DarkUV | ||
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| style="text-align: left;"|Dark Ultra-Violet | | style="text-align: left;"|Dark Ultra-Violet | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Far Ultra-Violet | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Far Ultra-Violet <small>(121nm - 200nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|UVC | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>Color: '''UVC<sub>2</sub>''' (Dark UV) '' - Shortwave UV'': 120nm - 200nm</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|U | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''U''' |
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| style="text-align: left;"|Ultra-Violet | | style="text-align: left;"|Ultra-Violet | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Middle Ultra-Violet | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Middle Ultra-Violet <small>(200nm - 300nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|UVC | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small> Color: '''UVC<sub>1</sub>''' (Light UV) '' - Shortwave UV'': 200nm - 280nm</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|S | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''S'''<sub><small>A</small></sub>/'''S'''<sub><small>B</small></sub> |
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| style="text-align: left;"|Sparkle | | style="text-align: left;"|Sparkle | ||
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| style="text-align: left;"|Near Ultra-Violet | | style="text-align: left;"|Near Ultra-Violet | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Near Ultra-Violet | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Near Ultra-Violet <small>(300nm - 400nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|UVB / UVA | + | | style="text-align: left;"|┌<small> Color: '''UVB''' (Sparkle) '' - Mediumwave UV'': 280nm - 315nm</small> <br>└ <small>Color: '''UVA''' ([[wikipedia: Blacklight|Blacklight]]) '' - Longwave UV '': 315nm - 400nm</small> - ''<small><small>'''(Visible to Birds / Insects / Fish)'''</small></small>'' |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|P | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''P''' |
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| style="text-align: left;"|Purple | | style="text-align: left;"|Purple | ||
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| style="text-align: left;"|Violet | | style="text-align: left;"|Violet | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|'''Violet''': <small>380nm - 420nm</small> / '''Indigo''': <small>420nm - 450nm</small> | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>Color: '''Violet''':</small> <small>380nm - 420nm</small> / <small>Color: '''Indigo''':</small> <small>420nm - 450nm</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|B | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''B''' |
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| style="text-align: left;"|Blue | | style="text-align: left;"|Blue | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|'''Blue''': <small>450nm - 485nm</small> / '''Cyan''': <small>485nm - 500nm</small> | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>Color: '''Blue''':</small> <small>450nm - 485nm</small> / <small>Color: '''Cyan''':</small> <small>485nm - 500nm</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|G | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''G''' |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|'''Green''': <small>500nm - 565nm</small> / '''Yellow''': <small>565nm - 590nm</small> | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>Color: '''Green''':</small> <small>500nm - 565nm</small> / <small>Color: '''Yellow''':</small> <small>565nm - 590nm</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|R | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''R''' |
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| style="text-align: left;"|(Orange) Red | | style="text-align: left;"|(Orange) Red | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|'''Orange''': <small>590nm - 625nm</small> | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>Color: '''Orange-Red''':</small> <small>590nm - 625nm</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|C | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''C''' |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|'''Red''': <small>625nm - 750nm</small> | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>Color: '''Red / Cherry-Red''':</small> <small>625nm - 750nm</small> |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"| -- '''<big>Near Infrared Region</big>''' -- | ||
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| style="text-align: left;"|Aglow | | style="text-align: left;"|Aglow | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Edge of Near-Infrared |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Near IR | + | | style="text-align: left;"|'''''Edge of Near-IR''''' |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>''===> Formerly T5 "(A / Aglow) Edge of | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>Color: '''Dark Red-Black'''</small> <small> 750 nm - 780 nm </small> <br><span style="color:#5555AA>· ·»» <small> ''===> 750 nm /Formerly T5 "(A / Aglow) - Edge of Infrared"''</small></span> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|E | + | | style="text-align: center;"|E<sub><small>I</small></sub> |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|NearNIR<br><small>(EdgeNIR / ENIR)</small> | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"|''"Near"'' Near-Infrared |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Near-IR | + | | style="text-align: left;"|'''''Near-IR''''' <br> └ <small>"'''I-Band'''" ~800 nm</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>''===> Formerly T5 "(N / NearIR) Near | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>Color: '''Infrared-I'''</small> <br><span style="color:#5555AA>· ·»» <small>''===> 820 nm /Formerly T5 "(N / NearIR) - Near Infrared"''</small></span> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"| | + | | style="text-align: center;"| '''N'''<sub><small>Z</small></sub> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: center;"| Z |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|NIR / NearIR | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Near-IR | + | | style="text-align: left;"|''Near-IR'' <br> └ <small>"'''Z-Band'''" ~900 nm</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>''===> Formerly T5 "(I / IR) | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>Color: '''Infrared-Z'''</small> <br><span style="color:#5555AA>· ·»» <small> ''===> 890 nm /Formerly T5 "(I / IR) - Infrared"''</small></span> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: center;"| '''Y''' / J |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|FarNIR / IR-A | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Near | + | | style="text-align: left;"|''"Far"'' Near-Infrared |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Near-IR / (IR-A) | + | | style="text-align: left;"|''Near-IR /'' <small>'''''(IR-A)'''''</small> <br> └ <small>"'''Y-Band'''" (~1020 nm)</small> <br> └ <small>"'''J-Band'''" (~1220 nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>''===> Formerly T5 "(F / FarIR) Far | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>'''Color''':</small> <br> ┌ <small>Color: '''Infrared-Y'''</small> <br> └ <small>Color: '''Infrared-J'''</small> <br>· · » <small>Water Absorption Spectra ''(3 lines: 970nm, 1250nm, 1450nm)''</small> <br><span style="color:#771133>· · »» <small>''===> 1000 nm /Formerly T5 "(F / FarIR) - Far Infrared" <small>('''Incorrect - See Below''')</small>''</small></span> |
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| − | | style="text-align: | + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''I'''<sub><small>H</small></sub> / '''I'''<sub><small>K</small></sub> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: center;"| K |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|XNIR / IR-B <br><small>(SwIR)</small> | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"|''"Extreme"'' Near-Infrared /<br>Shortwavelength<br>Infrared |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>''===> Formerly T5 "(X / XIR) Extreme | + | | style="text-align: left;"|'''''Shortwave-IR / ''''' <small>'''''(IR-B)'''''</small> <br> └ <small>"'''H-Band'''" (~1630 nm) </small> <br> └ <small>"'''K-Band'''" (~2190 nm)</small> |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>'''Color''':</small> <br> ┌ <small>Color: '''Infrared-H'''</small> <br> └ <small>Color: '''Infrared-K'''</small> <br><span style="color:#771133>· · »» <small>''===> 2000 nm /Formerly T5 "(X / XIR) - Extreme Infrared" <small>('''Incorrect - See Below''')</small>''</small></span> | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|M | + | | style="text-align: center;"|M<sub><small>L</small></sub> / M |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: center;"| L / '''M''' |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|ZNIR / IR-C<br>(MIR / IIR)<br><small>(MwIR)</small> | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Beyond<br>''("Extreme-")'' Near-Infrared /<br>Midwavelegth<br>Infrared |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"|'''''Intermediate-IR''''' <small>'''''(IIR)'''''</small> / <small>'''''(IR-C)'''''</small> <br> └ <small> '''''Midwave-IR''''' <small>(Mid-IR)</small> - "'''L-Band'''" (~3450 nm) </small> <br> └ <small> '''''Midwave-IR''''' <small>(Mid-IR)</small> - "'''M-Band'''" (~4750 nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>''===> Formerly T5 "(Z / ZIR) Beyond Extreme IR" <small>('''Incorrect - See Below''')</small>''</small> | + | | style="text-align: left;"|<small>'''Color''':</small> <br> ┌ <small>Color: '''Infrared-L'''</small> <br> └ <small>Color: '''Infrared-M'''</small> <br>· · »» ''<small>'''Thermal Infrared (Imaging)'''</small>''. <br><span style="color:#771133>· · »» <small>''===> 4000 nm /Formerly T5 "(Z / ZIR) - Beyond Extreme IR" <small>('''Incorrect - See Below''')</small>''</small></span> |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|L | + | | style="text-align: center;"|L<sub><small>N</small></sub> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|LwIR (LIR) | + | | style="text-align: center;"| N |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|LwIR <small>(LIR)</small> | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"|''Intermediate-IR'' <small>''(IIR)''</small> / <small>''(IR-C)''</small> <br> └ '''''<small>Longwave-IR</small>''''' - <small>"'''N-Band'''" (~10 500 nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|''Not normally a visual range''. <small><small>'''Room Temperature ===> | + | | style="text-align: left;"|''Not normally a visual range''. <br> └ <small>Color: '''Infrared-N'''</small> <br>· · »» <small>'''''Room Temperature ===> ( 8 000 nm - 25 000 nm )'''''</small> <br>· · »» ''<small>'''Thermal Infrared (Imaging)'''</small>''. |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"| -- '''<big>Far Infrared Region</big>''' -- | ||
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| + | | style="text-align: center;"|20 000 | ||
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| + | | style="text-align: center;"|'''F'''<sub><small>Q</small></sub> | ||
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| + | | style="text-align: center;"| Q | ||
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|FarIR <small>(FIR)</small> | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Far Infrared |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Far | + | | style="text-align: left;"|'''''Far IR''''' ''<small>(FIR)</small>'' <br> └ '''''<small>Very Longwave IR</small>''''' <small>(VLwIR)</small> - <small>"'''Q-Band'''" (~21 000 nm)</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"|''Not normally a visual range''. <br> └ <small>Color: '''Infrared-Q'''</small> <br> · · »» <small>'''''Room Temperature ===> ( 8 000 nm - 25 000 nm )'''''</small></small> |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"| -- '''<big>Beyond Extreme Infrared (Terahertz) Region</big>''' -- | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|> 30 | + | | style="text-align: center;"|> 30 000 |
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| − | | style="text-align: center;"|Z | + | | style="text-align: center;"| '''Z'''<sub><small>T</small></sub> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|ZIR | + | | style="text-align: center;"| T |
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|XIR /<br> ZIR / TIR | ||
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Extreme | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Extreme Infrared |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|Extreme IR / THF | + | | style="text-align: left;"|'''''Extreme IR''''' ''<small>(XIR) / (ZIR) / (TIR)</small>'' <br> └ '''''<small>Extreme Longwave IR</small>''''' <small>(XLwIR / XIR)</small> <br> └ '''''<small>THF <big>μ</big>-wave-Radiation''''' (ZIR / TIR)</small> - <small>"'''THz Band'''" ( >30 000 nm )</small> |
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| − | | style="text-align: left;"|''Not normally a visual range''. <small> | + | | style="text-align: left;"|''Not normally a visual range''. <br> └ <small>Color: '''Infrared-T'''</small> <br> · · »» <small>'''''Terahertz Radiation ==> ( >30 000 nm - 1 million nm''''' )</small> |
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| + | | style="text-align: center;"|============= | ||
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| + | | style="text-align: center;"|==== | ||
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| + | | style="text-align: center;"|==== | ||
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|========= | ||
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| + | | style="text-align: left;"|================= | ||
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| + | <noinclude> | ||
| + | {{Sources | ||
| + | |S1= [[wikipedia: Electromagnetic Spectrum]] | ||
| + | |S2= [[wikipedia: Photometric_system#Photometric_letters]] | ||
| + | |S3= [[wikipedia: Ultraviolet]] | ||
| + | |S4= [[wikipedia: Infrared]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Metric|Science]] | ||
| + | </noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:36, 3 April 2025
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM -
Optical Range
| Wavelength (nm) | T5 Code |
Alt Code |
T5 Name |
Extended Color Name |
Standard Physics Range Band | ADDITIONAL NOTES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ============= | ==== | ==== | ========= | ================= | ====================================== | =========================================== | |||||||||
| 30 | V | X (?) | VHardUV | Very Hard Ultra-Violet | Beyond Extreme Ultra-Violet (10nm - 50nm) | ( < 10nm ==> Soft X-Rays ) | |||||||||
| 100 | H | HardUV | Hard Ultra-Violet | Extreme Ultra-Violet (50nm - 120nm) | |||||||||||
| 170 | D | DarkUV | Dark Ultra-Violet | Far Ultra-Violet (121nm - 200nm) | Color: UVC2 (Dark UV) - Shortwave UV: 120nm - 200nm | ||||||||||
| 240 | U | UV | Ultra-Violet | Middle Ultra-Violet (200nm - 300nm) | Color: UVC1 (Light UV) - Shortwave UV: 200nm - 280nm | ||||||||||
| 310 | SA/SB | Sparkle | Near Ultra-Violet | Near Ultra-Violet (300nm - 400nm) | ┌ Color: UVB (Sparkle) - Mediumwave UV: 280nm - 315nm └ Color: UVA (Blacklight) - Longwave UV : 315nm - 400nm - (Visible to Birds / Insects / Fish) |
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| ============= | ==== | ==== | ========= | ================= | ====================================== | =========================================== | |||||||||
| 380 | P | Purple | Human Visible Violet | Violet | Color: Violet: 380nm - 420nm / Color: Indigo: 420nm - 450nm | ||||||||||
| 450 | B | Blue | Human Visible Blue | Blue | Color: Blue: 450nm - 485nm / Color: Cyan: 485nm - 500nm | ||||||||||
| 540 | G | Green | Human Visible Green | Green | Color: Green: 500nm - 565nm / Color: Yellow: 565nm - 590nm | ||||||||||
| 610 | R | Red | Human Visible Red | (Orange) Red | Color: Orange-Red: 590nm - 625nm | ||||||||||
| 680 | C | Cerise | Human Visible Cerise | Cherry Red | Color: Red / Cherry-Red: 625nm - 750nm | ||||||||||
| ============= | ==== | ==== | ========= | ================= | ====================================== | =========================================== | |||||||||
| -- Near Infrared Region -- | |||||||||||||||
| 750 | A | A | Aglow | Edge of Near-Infrared | Edge of Near-IR | Color: Dark Red-Black 750 nm - 780 nm · ·»» ===> 750 nm /Formerly T5 "(A / Aglow) - Edge of Infrared" |
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| 820 | EI | I | NearNIR (EdgeNIR / ENIR) |
"Near" Near-Infrared | Near-IR └ "I-Band" ~800 nm |
Color: Infrared-I · ·»» ===> 820 nm /Formerly T5 "(N / NearIR) - Near Infrared" |
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| 890 | NZ | Z | NIR / NearIR | Near-Infrared | Near-IR └ "Z-Band" ~900 nm |
Color: Infrared-Z · ·»» ===> 890 nm /Formerly T5 "(I / IR) - Infrared" |
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| 1 000 | WY / WJ | Y / J | FarNIR / IR-A | "Far" Near-Infrared | Near-IR / (IR-A) └ "Y-Band" (~1020 nm) └ "J-Band" (~1220 nm) |
Color: ┌ Color: Infrared-Y └ Color: Infrared-J · · » Water Absorption Spectra (3 lines: 970nm, 1250nm, 1450nm) · · »» ===> 1000 nm /Formerly T5 "(F / FarIR) - Far Infrared" (Incorrect - See Below) |
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| -- Mid-Infrared Region -- | |||||||||||||||
| 2 000 | IH / IK | K | XNIR / IR-B (SwIR) |
"Extreme" Near-Infrared / Shortwavelength Infrared |
Shortwave-IR / (IR-B) └ "H-Band" (~1630 nm) └ "K-Band" (~2190 nm) |
Color: ┌ Color: Infrared-H └ Color: Infrared-K · · »» ===> 2000 nm /Formerly T5 "(X / XIR) - Extreme Infrared" (Incorrect - See Below) |
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| 4 000 | ML / M | L / M | ZNIR / IR-C (MIR / IIR) (MwIR) |
Beyond ("Extreme-") Near-Infrared / Midwavelegth Infrared |
Intermediate-IR (IIR) / (IR-C) └ Midwave-IR (Mid-IR) - "L-Band" (~3450 nm) └ Midwave-IR (Mid-IR) - "M-Band" (~4750 nm) |
Color: ┌ Color: Infrared-L └ Color: Infrared-M · · »» Thermal Infrared (Imaging). · · »» ===> 4000 nm /Formerly T5 "(Z / ZIR) - Beyond Extreme IR" (Incorrect - See Below) |
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| ============= | ==== | ==== | ========= | ================= | ====================================== | =========================================== | |||||||||
| 10 000 | LN | N | LwIR (LIR) | Longwavelength Infrared |
Intermediate-IR (IIR) / (IR-C) └ Longwave-IR - "N-Band" (~10 500 nm) |
Not normally a visual range. └ Color: Infrared-N · · »» Room Temperature ===> ( 8 000 nm - 25 000 nm ) · · »» Thermal Infrared (Imaging). |
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| -- Far Infrared Region -- | |||||||||||||||
| 20 000 | FQ | Q | FarIR (FIR) | Far Infrared | Far IR (FIR) └ Very Longwave IR (VLwIR) - "Q-Band" (~21 000 nm) |
Not normally a visual range. └ Color: Infrared-Q · · »» Room Temperature ===> ( 8 000 nm - 25 000 nm ) | |||||||||
| -- Beyond Extreme Infrared (Terahertz) Region -- | |||||||||||||||
| > 30 000 | ZT | T | XIR / ZIR / TIR |
Extreme Infrared | Extreme IR (XIR) / (ZIR) / (TIR) └ Extreme Longwave IR (XLwIR / XIR) └ THF μ-wave-Radiation (ZIR / TIR) - "THz Band" ( >30 000 nm ) |
Not normally a visual range. └ Color: Infrared-T · · »» Terahertz Radiation ==> ( >30 000 nm - 1 million nm ) |
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| ============= | ==== | ==== | ========= | ================= | ====================================== | =========================================== |
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- wikipedia: Electromagnetic Spectrum
- wikipedia: Photometric_system#Photometric_letters
- wikipedia: Ultraviolet
- wikipedia: Infrared