Editing Electromagnetic Spectrum

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The [[Electromagnetic Spectrum]] is a graphic representation of forms of [[Energy]].
* It is normally abbreviated to [[EM Spectrum]].
* It is a quantification of [[Metric]]s. 

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
Electromagnetic waves consist of two waves oscillating perpendicular to one another. One of the waves is an oscillating magnetic field; the other is an oscillating electric field. These waves interact with matter, producing different results.

The electromagnetic spectrum is a continuous range of wavelengths. This spectrum includes visible light, X-rays and [[Radio|radio wave]]s. The types of radiation that occur in different parts of the spectrum have different uses and dangers, depending on their wavelength and frequency.
* Radio waves have the lowest frequencies and longest wavelengths, while gamma waves have the highest frequencies and shortest wavelengths.
All of these waves travel at the same speed within the vacuum of space (the speed of light – about 300,000 km per [[Second (metric)|second]]).

=== Image Repository ===
The EM Spectrum. <br>[[File:Graphic electromagnetic spectrum corrected.jpg|800px]]

The electromagnetic spectrum shows electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from below one hertz to above 10<sup><small>25</small></sup> hertz, corresponding to wavelengths from thousands of kilometers down to a fraction of the size of an atomic nucleus. This frequency range is divided into separate bands, and the electromagnetic waves within each frequency band are called by different names and have a variety of practical applications.
* [[Radio]] waves. The interaction of [[radio]] waves with matter generates tiny electrical charges. Common uses include [[Communications Equipment|communications]] and television signals
* Microwaves. The interaction of microwaves with non-conductive matter produces heat. Conductors will strongly absorb microwaves, causing electric currents and heating the material. Common uses include food preparation and [[communicator|cellphone]] signals.
* Infrared. Common uses include [[IR Goggles|vision enhancement]] [[device]]s and [[fib|optical fiber]] systems.
* Visible light – natural [[human]] vision.
* Ultraviolet. Common uses include "convenience" [[UV Detector|sensors]], such bioscans and detecting forged currency.
* X-rays. Common uses include medical imaging of internal structures.
* Gamma rays. Common uses include killing cancerous cells.

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
A detailed understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum begins with the development of precise scientific instruments.
* Modern [[Ship Sensor Suite|sensor systems]] are used to detect and analyze portions of the EM spectrum.

=== Visual Perception ===
[[Human]]s form the baseline for visual perception of the electromagnetic spectrum: it is perceived as colors.

Different organisms, with different senses, can perceive different regions of the spectrum compared to [[human]]s, also seeing these different frequencies of [[energy]] as unique colors. This is extremely common - even [[Terra]]n [[creature]]s, native to the [[human]] [[homeworld]], can see further into the infrared or ultraviolet than [[human]]s. Other species of [[creature]]s and [[sophont]]s, originating on [[world]]s orbiting different types of [[star]]s and having evolved in radically different environments and conditions, may have the ability to view more extreme regions of the spectrum.

=== Data Repository ===
Vision: an overview of colors. <br>[[File:Expanded Color Chart.jpg]]

Except for a few gifted [[sophont]] species, most [[NIL]]s lack the bodily ability to sense more than a very limited part of the electromagnetic spectrum. As [[technology]] develops, particularly in relation to the construction of [[electronics]] in the [[TL:7-9]] [[technological epoch]], [[sophont]]s create sophisticated [[device]]s to sense that which their bodies cannot and translate that data into information that they can. {{Unpublished cite|author= [[Maksim-Smelchak]] }}

== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD}}
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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