Difference between revisions of "Referral-Table-Electromagnetic-Spectrum-Optical-Range"

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THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM -
Optical Range

Wavelength (nm)	Code	Alt Code	T5 Name	Ext. 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)
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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750	A		Aglow	Aglow	Near IR	Color: Dark Red-Black 750 nm - 780 nm »» ===> 750 nm /Formerly T5 "(A / Aglow) - Edge of Infrared"
820	E_I	(I)	EdgeIR (EIR)	Edge Infrared	Near-IR └ "I-Band" ~800 nm	»» ===> 820 nm /Formerly T5 "(N / NearIR) - Near Infrared"
890	N_Z	(Z)	NearIR (NIR)	Near Infrared	Near-IR └ "Z-Band" ~900 nm	»» ===> 890 nm /Formerly T5 "(I / IR) - Infrared"
1 000	W_Y / W_J	(Y/J)	IR-A (IRA)	Near Infrared	Near-IR / (IR-A) └ "Y-Band" (~1020 nm) └ "J-Band" (~1220 nm)	Water Absorption Spectra (3 lines: 970nm, 1250nm, 1450nm) »» ===> 1000 nm /Formerly T5 "(F / FarIR) - Far Infrared" (Incorrect - See Below)
2 000	I_H/I_K	(K)	SwIR (IRB)	Shortwavelength Infrared	Shortwave-IR / (IR-B) └ "H-Band" (~1630 nm) └ "K-Band" (~2190 nm)	»» ===> 2000 nm /Formerly T5 "(X / XIR) - Extreme Infrared" (Incorrect - See Below)
4 000	M_L/M	(L/M)	MwIR (MIR / IIR)	Midwavelegth Infrared	Intermediate-IR (IIR) / (IR-C) └ Midwave-IR (Mid-IR) - "L-Band" (~3450 nm) └ Midwave-IR (Mid-IR) - "M-Band" (~4750 nm)	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. └ Room Temperature ===> 8 000 nm - 25 000 nm └ Thermal Infrared (Imaging).
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. └ Room Temperature ===> 8 000 nm - 25 000 nm
> 30 000	T_Z	(T)	ZIR / TIR	Extreme Infrared	Extreme IR (ZIR) └ THF Microwave-Radiation - "THz Band" ( >30 000 nm)	Not normally a visual range. └ ( >30 000 nm - 1 million nm ==> Terahertz Radiation)
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-| style="text-align: left;"|''Near-IR'' <small>("'''Z-Band'''" ~900 nm)</small>
+| style="text-align: left;"|''Near-IR'' <br> └ <small>"'''Z-Band'''" ~900 nm</small>
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 | style="text-align: left;"|  »» <small>''===> 890 nm /Formerly T5 "(I / IR) - Infrared"''</small>
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-| style="text-align: left;"| ┌ <small> Near-IR / '''(IR-A)''' - "'''Y-Band'''" (~1020 nm)</small> <br> └ <small> Near-IR / '''(IR-A)''' - "'''J-Band'''" (~1220 nm)</small>
+| 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; color:#771133"|<small>Water Absorption Spectra ''(3 lines: 970nm, 1250nm, 1450nm)''</small> <br>  »» <small>''===> 1000 nm /Formerly T5 "(F / FarIR) - Far Infrared" <small>('''Incorrect - See Below''')</small>''</small>
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 | style="text-align: left;"|Shortwavelength <br>Infrared
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-| style="text-align: left;"| ┌ <small> Shortwave-IR / '''(IR-B)''' - "'''H-Band'''" (~1630 nm) </small> <br> └ <small> Shortwave-IR / '''(IR-B)''' - "'''K-Band'''" (~2190 nm)</small>
+| 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; color:#771133"|  »» <small>''===>  2000 nm /Formerly T5 "(X / XIR) - Extreme Infrared" <small>('''Incorrect - See Below''')</small>''</small>
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-| 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>
+| 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; color:#771133"|''<small>'''Thermal Infrared (Imaging)'''</small>''. <br>  »» <small>''===>  4000 nm /Formerly T5 "(Z / ZIR) - Beyond Extreme IR" <small>('''Incorrect - See Below''')</small>''</small>
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-| style="text-align: left;"|''Intermediate-IR'' <small>(IIR)</small> / <small>'''(IR-C)'''</small> <br> └ Longwave-IR - <small>"'''N-Band'''" (~10 500 nm)</small>
+| style="text-align: left;"|''Intermediate-IR'' <small>''(IIR)''</small> / <small>'''(IR-C)'''</small> <br> └ Longwave-IR - <small>"'''N-Band'''" (~10 500 nm)</small>
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 | style="text-align: left;"|''Not normally a visual range''.  <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;"|'''''Far IR''''' <br> └ Very Longwave Infrared <small>(VLwIR)</small> - <small>"'''Q-Band'''" (~21 000 nm)</small>
+| style="text-align: left;"|'''''Far IR''''' ''<small>(FIR)</small>'' <br> └ Very Longwave IR <small>(VLwIR)</small> - <small>"'''Q-Band'''" (~21 000 nm)</small>
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 | style="text-align: left;"|''Not normally a visual range''. <br> └ <small>'''''Room Temperature ===> 8 000 nm - 25 000 nm'''''</small></small>
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+| style="text-align: center;"|T<sub><small>Z</small></sub>
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-| style="text-align: left;"|ZIR
+| style="text-align: left;"|ZIR / TIR
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 | style="text-align: left;"|Extreme Infrared
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-| style="text-align: left;"|'''''Extreme IR''''' <br> └ THF Microwave-Radiation - <small>"'''THz Band'''" ( >30 000 nm)</small>
+| style="text-align: left;"|'''''Extreme IR''''' ''<small>(ZIR)</small>'' <br> └ THF Microwave-Radiation - <small>"'''THz Band'''" ( >30 000 nm)</small>
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 | style="text-align: left;"|''Not normally a visual range''. <br> └ <small>(''''' >30 000 nm - 1 million nm ==> Terahertz Radiation''''')</small>

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