SPECTRUM TAKEN AT CENTREPOINT OF THE ENTIRE UNIT
Device Source:1022 FLMT09760
Integration Begin:1023 260.00
Integration End:1024 850.00
Method:1025 Uses Simpson's Rule for integration.
Moles of Photons:1034 9.9268E-11
PAR uMoles/m²/sec:1036 1.2661E2
PAR uMoles:1035 9.6026E-5
Photons/cm²/sec:1032 7.8819E15
Total Photons:1033 5.9781E13
dBm:1030 -4.3444E0
eV:1031 1.4573E14
uJoule/cm²:1028 1.9545E2
uJoule:1026 2.3349E1
uWatt/cm²:1029 3.0785E3
uWatt:1027 3.6776E2
Area (m²):1040 1.1946E-5
Illuminance (lux):1042 5.5806E3
Luminance (candela per m²):1044 5.5806E3
Luminous Flux (lumen):1041 6.6666E-2
Luminous intensity (candela):1043 6.6666E-2
Observer:1038 Photopic
Solid Angle (steradians):1039 1.0
Source:1037 FLMT09760
CCT:1019 9532K
CQS Qa:1022 72.0 (9532K)
CQS Qa:1025 72.0 (9532K)
CQS Qf:1023 58.8 (9532K)
CQS Qp:1024 102.0 (9532K)
CQS R01:1026 76.1 (9532K)
CQS R02:1027 78.9 (9532K)
CQS R03:1028 67.4 (9532K)
CQS R04:1029 73.7 (9532K)
CQS R05:1030 57.4 (9532K)
CQS R06:1031 75.8 (9532K)
CQS R07:1032 86.5 (9532K)
CQS R08:1033 90.1 (9532K)
CQS R09:1034 78.5 (9532K)
CQS R10:1035 52.7 (9532K)
CQS R11:1036 54.4 (9532K)
CQS R12:1037 76.1 (9532K)
CQS R13:1038 83.6 (9532K)
CQS R14:1039 82.0 (9532K)
CQS R15:1040 80.0 (9532K)
CRI DC:1017 5.43E-2
CRI R01:1002 42.7 (9532K)
CRI R02:1003 74.7 (9532K)
CRI R03:1004 55.5 (9532K)
CRI R04:1005 46.8 (9532K)
CRI R05:1006 54.8 (9532K)
CRI R06:1007 69.8 (9532K)
CRI R07:1008 76.1 (9532K)
CRI R08:1009 22.6 (9532K)
CRI R09:1010 -110.8 (9532K)
CRI R10:1011 68.3 (9532K)
CRI R11:1012 42.5 (9532K)
CRI R12:1013 67.2 (9532K)
CRI R13:1014 50.0 (9532K)
CRI R14:1015 68.3 (9532K)
CRI R15:1016 15.0 (9532K)
CRI Ra:1001 55.4 (9532K)
DC<5.4E-3:1018 false
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 |
( 0.31 ; 0.24 ) |
( 0.33 ; 0.65 ) |
( 0.27 ; 0.24
; 0.47 ) |
| CCT |
9500 Kelvin |
6300 Kelvin |
5600 Kelvin |
| distance |
|
0.31 |
0.22 |
| colour space |
 |
 |
3-D-graph not implemented yet |
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 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
then any Solarmeter 6.2 reading multiplied with 0.7 (0.7=13.8/19.6) is an estimate of UVB irradiance for this specific lamp. If you do so, always make sure, that the calculated (effective) irradiance is valid. The calculated value is not valid, if the lamp's spectrum is not measured in the relevant range.