Lamp used in vitamin D3 research project
Spectrum 508: BZ37 Edit
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| Brand |
Zoo Med Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc http://www.zoomed.com/ |
|---|---|
| Lamp Product |
Reptisun 10.0 T8 36watt |
| Lamp ID |
BZ37 (10/2014) ZooMed Reptisun 10.0 T8 linear tube 48-inch 36watt |
| Spectrometer | USB2000+ (2) |
| Ballast | - no ballast or default/unknown ballast - |
| Reflector | |
| Distance | 10 cm |
| Age | 632 hours |
| Originator (measurement) | Frances Baines |
Database entry created:
Frances Baines
26/Oct/2014 ; updated:
Frances Baines
26/Oct/2014
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.
WARNING: The measurement range (350 - 800 nm) is not sufficient for this evaluation! Data is only available in the range 250.23 - 750.24 nm. Results are shown anyway but should be ignored by anyone except experts.
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 ; 0.27 ) | ( 0.37 ; 0.46 ) | ( 0.2 ; 0.3 ; 0.37 ) |
| CCT | 14000 Kelvin | 5500 Kelvin | 6700 Kelvin |
| distance | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
| 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) 555 µW/cm² = 5.55 W/m² UVC ( 0 nm - 280 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m² non-terrestrial ( 0 nm - 290 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m² total2 ( 250 nm - 880 nm) 555 µW/cm² = 5.55 W/m² UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 26.7 µW/cm² = 0.267 W/m² UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 44 µW/cm² = 0.44 W/m² UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 184 µW/cm² = 1.84 W/m² Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 26.7 µW/cm² = 0.267 W/m² UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 72.8 µW/cm² = 0.728 W/m² UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 157 µW/cm² = 1.57 W/m² UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 75.4 µW/cm² = 0.754 W/m² UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 140 µW/cm² = 1.4 W/m² UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 84.4 µW/cm² = 0.844 W/m² UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 68.8 µW/cm² = 0.688 W/m² vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 32.8 µW/cm² = 0.328 W/m² VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 321 µW/cm² = 3.21 W/m² VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 395 µW/cm² = 3.95 W/m² purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 24.8 µW/cm² = 0.248 W/m² VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 371 µW/cm² = 3.71 W/m² PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 358 µW/cm² = 3.58 W/m² blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 134 µW/cm² = 1.34 W/m² green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 107 µW/cm² = 1.07 W/m² yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 11.6 µW/cm² = 0.116 W/m² orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 53.2 µW/cm² = 0.532 W/m² red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 40.8 µW/cm² = 0.408 W/m² IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 9.12 µW/cm² = 0.0912 W/m² IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
Actionspectra
Erythema 1.36 UV-Index Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 16.4 µW/cm² Photoceratitis 2.18 µW/cm² Photoconjunctivitis 0.031 µW/cm² DNA Damage 0.104 Vitamin D3 6.2 µW/cm² Photosynthesis 261 µW/cm² Luminosity 878 lx Human L-Cone 127 µW/cm² Human M-Cone 117 µW/cm² Human S-Cone 109 µW/cm² CIE X 118 µW/cm² CIE Y 121 µW/cm² CIE Z 204 µW/cm² PAR 1670000 mol photons Extinction preD3 45.5 e-3*m²/mol Extinction Tachysterol 162 e-3*m²/mol Exctincition PreD3 21400 m²/mol Extinction Lumisterol 4.83 m²/mol Exctincition Tachysterol 234000 m²/mol Extinction 7DHC 3.54 m²/mol L-Cone 102 µW/cm² M-Cone 148 µW/cm² S-Cone 185 µW/cm² U-Cone 64.9 µW/cm² UVR - ICNIRP 2004 0.95 Rel Biol Eff Melatonin Supression 149 µW/cm² Blue Light Hazard 121 µW/cm² (138 µW/cm² per 1000 lx) CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 6.85 µW/cm² Lumen Reptil 1100 "pseudo-lx" Vitamin D3 Degradation 8.37 µW/cm² Actinic UV 0.944 µW/cm² (10.8 mW/klm) Exctincition Lumisterol 7700 m²/mol Exctincition 7DHC 4890 m²/mol Exctincition Toxisterols 3900 m²/mol
Broadbandmeters
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, pre 2010) 53 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UV-Index, pre 2010) 1.79 Leybold UVB 37.9 µW/cm² Leybold UVA 98.5 µW/cm² Leybold UVC 0.00113 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVB 92.6 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVC 11 µW/cm² Vernier UVB 12.5 µW/cm² Vernier UVA 119 µW/cm² Gröbel UVA 131 µW/cm² Gröbel UVB 18.3 µW/cm² Gröbel UVC -0.0123 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.4 (D3) 5.6 IU/min UVX-31 99.7 µW/cm² IL UVB 0.0221 µW/cm² IL UVA 109 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) 1.54 UV-Index Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) 36.1 µW/cm² (Solarmeter Ratio = 23.5) Solarmeter AlGaN 6.5 UVI sensor 22.5 UV Index GenUV 7.1 UV-Index 1.29 UV-Index Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) 4.38 W/m² Solarmeter 4.0 (UVA) 1.41 mW/cm² LS122 0 W/m² ISM400 2.46 W/m²