Referral-Table-Electromagnetic-Spectrum-Optical-Range
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THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM -
Optical Range
| Wavelength (nm) | 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 | 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 | ||||||||
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| 750 | A | Aglow | Aglow | Near IR | ┌ Color: Dark Red-Black 750 nm - 780 nm └ ===>Formerly T5 "(A / Aglow) - Edge of Infrared" |
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| 820 | E (I) | EdgeIR (EIR) | Edge Infrared | Near-IR ("I-Band") | ===> Formerly T5 "(N / NearIR) - Near Infrared" | ||||||||
| 890 | N (Z) | NearIR (NIR) | Near Infrared | Near-IR ("Z-Band") | ===> Formerly T5 "(I / IR) - Infrared" | ||||||||
| 1 000 | W (Y/J) | IR-A (IRA) | Near Infrared | Near-IR / (IR-A) ("Y-Band"- 1000 nm / "J-Band"- 1200 nm) | ┌ Water Absorption Spectra (3 lines) └ ===> Formerly T5 "(F / FarIR) - Far Infrared" (Incorrect - See Below) |
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| 2 000 | I (K) | SwIR (IRB) | Shortwavelength Infrared | Shortwave-IR / (IR-B) ("H-Band"- 1650 nm / "K-Band"- 2000 nm) | ===> Formerly T5 "(X / XIR) - Extreme Infrared" (Incorrect - See Below) | ||||||||
| 4 000 | M (L/M) | MwIR (MIR/IIR) | Midwavelegth Infrared | ┌ Midwave-IR (Mid-IR) / ("L-Band"- 3500 nm / "M-Band"- 4750 nm) └ Intermediate-IR (IIR) / (IR-C) |
┌ Thermal Infrared (Imaging). └ ===> Formerly T5 "(Z / ZIR) - Beyond Extreme IR" (Incorrect - See Below) |
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| 10 000 | L (N) | LwIR (LIR) | Longwavelength Infrared | ┌ Longwave-IR / ("N-Band" - 10 000 nm) └ Intermediate-IR (IIR) / (IR-C) |
┌ Not normally a visual range. Thermal Infrared (Imaging). └ Room Temperature ===> 8 000 nm - 25 000 nm |
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| 20 000 | F (Q) | FarIR (FIR) | Far Infrared | ┌ Very Longwave Infrared (VLwIR)) ("Q-Band" - 20 000 nm) └ Far IR |
┌ Not normally a visual range. └ Room Temperature ===> 8 000 nm - 25 000 nm |
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| > 30 000 | Z (T) | ZIR | Extreme Infrared | ┌ THF Microwave-Radiation └ Extreme IR |
┌ Not normally a visual range. └ ( >30 000 nm - 1 million nm ==> Terahertz Radiation / THF-Microwave ) |
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