Lamp type associated with PKC
Spectrum 295: BFE4 Edit
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| Brand |
Ferplast Ferplast S.p.A. http://www.ferplast.com |
|---|---|
| Lamp Product |
T8 UV-B 10% 18W |
| Lamp ID |
BFE4 (11/2007) Lamp type associated with PKC |
| Spectrometer | USB 2000 |
| Ballast | - no ballast or default/unknown ballast - |
| Reflector | |
| Distance | 10 cm |
| Age | 105 hours |
| Originator (measurement) | Frances Baines |
Database entry created:
Maren
17/Jun/2010 ; updated:
Sarina Wunderlich
27/Feb/2011
Colorimetry
Colorimetry is the science to describe physically the human color perception. The wavelength range 380 nm - 780 nm is visible to humans and detected by three different photoreceptors. Many Reptiles see the range 350 nm - 800 nm and have an additional UV photoreceptor in their retina.
Whereas a spectrometer measures the intensity in every tiny wavelength interval resulting in thousands of individual intensities, the human eye only measures three intensities detected by the three cones. The same is true for the reptile eye with usually three or four photoreceptors. Effectively the detailled spectrum displayed above reduces to a much compacter bar graph displayed below. The photoreceptor sensitivites from these L-Cone, M-Cone, S-Cone, and U-Cone are used, they are chosen as an average of measured reptile photoreceptor sensitivity curves. The bar graph also shows as reference the intensity seen by the three or four photoreceptors for average sunlight (id 1).
From these three numbers the colour coordinate and the correlated colour temperature for humans are calculated using the CIE standard method. I adapted this concept to a "3 cone reptile (M,S,U)" and a "4 cone reptile (L,M,S,U)". I am sure, that this adaption to other colour spaces makes sense mathematically and this is also done in scientific research regarding colour vision of animals, however I have not seen calculation of colour temperatures for other animals in the scientific literature. Even if it is hypothetical, at least this shows, how arbitrary the colour temperature is, and that the colour temperature calculated for humans does not apply to reptiles. The colour spaces also show the colour coordinates of different phases of daylight ((ids 1, 338 – 451, 511 – 513 ), indicated by crosses, coloured in the appriximate colour perceived by a human.
| Human (CIE) | 3 cone reptile | 4 cone reptile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cone Excitation | |||
| Colour Coordinate | ( 0.27 ; 0.32 ) | ( 0.37 ; 0.45 ) | ( 0.23 ; 0.28 ; 0.35 ) |
| CCT | 9100 Kelvin | 5600 Kelvin | 6100 Kelvin |
| distance | 0.11 | 0.089 | |
| colour space | 3-D-graph not implemented yet |
Vitamin D3 Analysis
Vitamin D3 is produced by UVB radiation around 300 nm. 7DHC/ProD3 present in the skin is converted to PreD3 when absorbing an UV photon. PreD3 can be converted back to ProD3, to Lumisterol, or to Tachysterol when absorbing another UV photon or can be converted to Vitamin D3 in a warm environment.
This process prevents any overdose of vitamin D3 from UV radiation with a spectrum similar to sunlight. As a comparison the solar spectra at 20°(id:14) and at 85°(id:21) solar angle are shown.
The ratio of the two solarmeters 6.2 (UVB) and 6.5 (UV index) readings has proven a useful and very simply number to acess the spectral shape in the vitamin-d3-active region.
Effective Irradiances
Effective irradiances are calculated for all ranges, actionspectra and radiometers currently present in this database.
The calculation method is a numerical implementation (Simpson's rule) of the formula
To learn more about calculating effective irradiances and radiometers I recommend this excellent report on UVB meters: Characterizing the Performance of Integral Measuring UV-Meters (pdf).
The numbers in the following tables can also be used to estimate certain (effective) irradiances from radiomer readings. Example: If the database lists
- range: UVB (US) = 13.8 µW/cm²
- radiometer: Solarmeter 6.2 = 19.6 µW/cm²
Ranges
total ( 0 nm - 0 nm) 516 µW/cm² = 5.16 W/m² UVC ( 0 nm - 280 nm) 0.556 µW/cm² = 0.00556 W/m² non-terrestrial ( 0 nm - 290 nm) 6.21 µW/cm² = 0.0621 W/m² total2 ( 250 nm - 880 nm) 516 µW/cm² = 5.16 W/m² UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 68.4 µW/cm² = 0.684 W/m² UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 78.5 µW/cm² = 0.785 W/m² UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 118 µW/cm² = 1.18 W/m² Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 62.7 µW/cm² = 0.627 W/m² UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 27.1 µW/cm² = 0.271 W/m² UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 49.9 µW/cm² = 0.499 W/m² UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 19.8 µW/cm² = 0.198 W/m² UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 39.8 µW/cm² = 0.398 W/m² UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 22.8 µW/cm² = 0.228 W/m² UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 27 µW/cm² = 0.27 W/m² vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 16.4 µW/cm² = 0.164 W/m² VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 333 µW/cm² = 3.33 W/m² VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 397 µW/cm² = 3.97 W/m² purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 34.9 µW/cm² = 0.349 W/m² VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 396 µW/cm² = 3.96 W/m² PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 374 µW/cm² = 3.74 W/m² blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 118 µW/cm² = 1.18 W/m² green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 136 µW/cm² = 1.36 W/m² yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 16.3 µW/cm² = 0.163 W/m² orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 50 µW/cm² = 0.5 W/m² red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 41.4 µW/cm² = 0.414 W/m² IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 16.8 µW/cm² = 0.168 W/m² IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
Actionspectra
Erythema 12.9 UV-Index Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 39.2 µW/cm² Photoceratitis 20.2 µW/cm² Photoconjunctivitis 1.98 µW/cm² DNA Damage 5.02 Vitamin D3 39.1 µW/cm² Photosynthesis 258 µW/cm² Luminosity 1070 lx Human L-Cone 154 µW/cm² Human M-Cone 145 µW/cm² Human S-Cone 101 µW/cm² CIE X 126 µW/cm² CIE Y 150 µW/cm² CIE Z 186 µW/cm² PAR 1760000 mol photons Extinction preD3 169 e-3*m²/mol Extinction Tachysterol 621 e-3*m²/mol Exctincition PreD3 98500 m²/mol Extinction Lumisterol 104 m²/mol Exctincition Tachysterol 797000 m²/mol Extinction 7DHC 135 m²/mol L-Cone 122 µW/cm² M-Cone 146 µW/cm² S-Cone 181 µW/cm² U-Cone 72.3 µW/cm² UVR - ICNIRP 2004 16.4 Rel Biol Eff Melatonin Supression 138 µW/cm² Blue Light Hazard 115 µW/cm² (107 µW/cm² per 1000 lx) CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 41.4 µW/cm² Lumen Reptil 1170 "pseudo-lx" Vitamin D3 Degradation 22.2 µW/cm² Actinic UV 16.2 µW/cm² (152 mW/klm) Exctincition Lumisterol 124000 m²/mol Exctincition 7DHC 158000 m²/mol Exctincition Toxisterols 10300 m²/mol
Broadbandmeters
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, pre 2010) 94.1 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UV-Index, pre 2010) 11.9 Leybold UVB 64.8 µW/cm² Leybold UVA 24.5 µW/cm² Leybold UVC 0.391 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVB 78.7 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVC 16.4 µW/cm² Vernier UVB 41.6 µW/cm² Vernier UVA 40.9 µW/cm² Gröbel UVA 42.7 µW/cm² Gröbel UVB 53.8 µW/cm² Gröbel UVC 0.584 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.4 (D3) 37.2 IU/min UVX-31 84.2 µW/cm² IL UVB 0.0425 µW/cm² IL UVA 33.1 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) 7.73 UV-Index Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) 45.7 µW/cm² (Solarmeter Ratio = 5.92) Solarmeter AlGaN 6.5 UVI sensor 59.8 UV Index GenUV 7.1 UV-Index 3.01 UV-Index Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) 4.36 W/m² Solarmeter 4.0 (UVA) 0.529 mW/cm² LS122 0.000221 W/m² ISM400 2.65 W/m²