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THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM -
Optical Range

Wavelength (nm)	T5 Code	Alt Code	T5 Name	Extended Color Name	Standard Physics Range Band	ADDITIONAL NOTES
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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	S_A/S_B		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
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						-- 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"
820	E_I	I	NearNIR (EdgeNIR / ENIR)	"Near" Near-Infrared	Near-IR └ "I-Band" ~800 nm	Color: Infrared-I · ·»» ===> 820 nm /Formerly T5 "(N / NearIR) - Near Infrared"
890	N_Z	Z	NIR / NearIR	Near-Infrared	Near-IR └ "Z-Band" ~900 nm	Color: Infrared-Z · ·»» ===> 890 nm /Formerly T5 "(I / IR) - Infrared"
1 000	W_Y / W_J	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)
						-- Mid-Infrared Region --
2 000	I_H / I_K	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)
4 000	M_L / 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	L_N	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).
						-- Far Infrared Region --

20 000	F_Q	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	Z_T	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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+| 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: 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: 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: 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;"|'''''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''.  <br> └ <small>Color: '''Infrared-T'''</small> <br> · · »» <small>'''''Terahertz Radiation ==> ( >30 000 nm - 1 million nm''''' )</small>
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