Reptile Lamp Database

Spectrum 627: TG-NR-RG10.0CFL-001 Edit
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CCT:1019 8233K
CRI DC:1017 4.18E-4
CRI R01:1002 65.5 (8233K)
CRI R02:1003 60.7 (8233K)
CRI R03:1004 59.8 (8233K)
CRI R04:1005 50.3 (8233K)
CRI R05:1006 50.9 (8233K)
CRI R06:1007 52.8 (8233K)
CRI R07:1008 60.7 (8233K)
CRI R08:1009 64.3 (8233K)
CRI R09:1010 95.9 (8233K)
CRI R10:1011 55.1 (8233K)
CRI R11:1012 55.0 (8233K)
CRI R12:1013 73.5 (8233K)
CRI R13:1014 49.2 (8233K)
CRI R14:1015 74.0 (8233K)
CRI R15:1016 63.0 (8233K)
CRI Ra:1001 58.1 (8233K)
DC<5.4E-3:1018 true

Area (m²):1040 1.1946E-5
Illuminance (lux):1042 9.1213E2
Luminance (candela per m²):1044 9.1213E2
Luminous Flux (lumen):1041 1.0896E-2
Luminous intensity (candela):1043 1.0896E-2
Observer:1038 Photopic
Solid Angle (steradians):1039 1.0
Source:1037 FLMT09760

Device Source:1022 FLMT09760
Integration Begin:1023 240.00
Integration End:1024 800.00
Method:1025 Uses Simpson's Rule for integration.
Moles of Photons:1034 3.7247E-11
PAR uMoles/m²/sec:1036 1.5337E1
PAR uMoles:1035 2.2086E-5
Photons/cm²/sec:1032 1.5577E15
Total Photons:1033 2.2431E13
dBm:1030 -1.0734E1
eV:1031 6.3529E13
uJoule/cm²:1028 8.5204E1
uJoule:1026 1.0178E1
uWatt/cm²:1029 7.0685E2
uWatt:1027 8.4441E1

Measurement

Brand NeoRep
UK Brand
Lamp Product Reptiglobe Desert Terrarium Lamp 10.0 UVB
Lamp ID TG-NR-RG10.0CFL-001 (10/2022)
Spectrometer FLAME UV-Vis (E)
Ballast - no ballast or default/unknown ballast -
Reflector
Distance 10 cm
Age 120 hours
Originator (measurement) Thomas Griffiths
Database entry created: Thomas Griffiths (Tomaskas Ltd.) 1/Nov/2022 ; updated: Thomas Griffiths (Tomaskas Ltd.) 1/Nov/2022

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.

Spectrum in the visible wavelength range

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, 338451, 511513 ), indicated by crosses, coloured in the appriximate colour perceived by a human.

Human (CIE) 3 cone reptile 4 cone reptile
Cone Excitation
Colour Coordinate ( 0.29 ; 0.3 ) ( 0.31 ; 0.46 ) ( 0.23 ; 0.24 ; 0.35 )
CCT 8400 Kelvin 6800 Kelvin 6500 Kelvin
distance 0.11 0.087
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.

Spectrum in the vitamin D3 active wavelength range

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
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.

Ranges
total ( 0 nm - 0 nm) 709 µW/cm² = 7.09 W/m²
UVC ( 0 nm - 280 nm) 12.5 µW/cm² = 0.125 W/m²
non-terrestrial ( 0 nm - 290 nm) 13.1 µW/cm² = 0.131 W/m²
total2 ( 250 nm - 880 nm) 698 µW/cm² = 6.98 W/m²
UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 69.5 µW/cm² = 0.695 W/m²
UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 103 µW/cm² = 1.03 W/m²
UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 320 µW/cm² = 3.2 W/m²
Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 68.9 µW/cm² = 0.689 W/m²
UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 129 µW/cm² = 1.29 W/m²
UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 251 µW/cm² = 2.51 W/m²
UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 125 µW/cm² = 1.25 W/m²
UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 217 µW/cm² = 2.17 W/m²
UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 122 µW/cm² = 1.22 W/m²
UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 97.2 µW/cm² = 0.972 W/m²
vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 45.3 µW/cm² = 0.453 W/m²
VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 316 µW/cm² = 3.16 W/m²
VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 386 µW/cm² = 3.86 W/m²
purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 30.5 µW/cm² = 0.305 W/m²
VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 361 µW/cm² = 3.61 W/m²
PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 336 µW/cm² = 3.36 W/m²
blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 107 µW/cm² = 1.07 W/m²
green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 103 µW/cm² = 1.03 W/m²
yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 17.8 µW/cm² = 0.178 W/m²
orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 53.7 µW/cm² = 0.537 W/m²
red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 48.4 µW/cm² = 0.484 W/m²
IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 34.9 µW/cm² = 0.349 W/m²
IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
Actionspectra
Erythema 5.71 UV-Index
Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 41.3 µW/cm²
Photoceratitis 8.15 µW/cm²
Photoconjunctivitis 4.46 µW/cm²
DNA Damage 6.18
Vitamin D3 19.4 µW/cm²
Photosynthesis 238 µW/cm²
Luminosity 912 lx
Human L-Cone 134 µW/cm²
Human M-Cone 118 µW/cm²
Human S-Cone 92.7 µW/cm²
CIE X 122 µW/cm²
CIE Y 127 µW/cm²
CIE Z 170 µW/cm²
PAR 1620000 mol photons
Extinction preD3 160 e-3*m²/mol
Extinction Tachysterol 466 e-3*m²/mol
Exctincition PreD3 89100 m²/mol
Extinction Lumisterol 48.7 m²/mol
Exctincition Tachysterol 621000 m²/mol
Extinction 7DHC 46 m²/mol
L-Cone 110 µW/cm²
M-Cone 115 µW/cm²
S-Cone 166 µW/cm²
U-Cone 83.5 µW/cm²
UVR - ICNIRP 2004 6.81 Rel Biol Eff
Melatonin Supression 122 µW/cm²
Blue Light Hazard 106 µW/cm² (116 µW/cm² per 1000 lx)
CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 21.3 µW/cm²
Lumen Reptil 1050 "pseudo-lx"
Vitamin D3 Degradation 20.7 µW/cm²
Actinic UV 6.77 µW/cm² (74.2 mW/klm)
Exctincition Lumisterol 50300 m²/mol
Exctincition 7DHC 48500 m²/mol
Exctincition Toxisterols 37600 m²/mol
Broadbandmeters
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, pre 2010) 123 µW/cm²
Solarmeter 6.5 (UV-Index, pre 2010) 5.63
Leybold UVB 88.4 µW/cm²
Leybold UVA 147 µW/cm²
Leybold UVC 3.49 µW/cm²
DeltaOhm UVB 182 µW/cm²
DeltaOhm UVC 29.1 µW/cm²
Vernier UVB 33.3 µW/cm²
Vernier UVA 199 µW/cm²
Gröbel UVA 210 µW/cm²
Gröbel UVB 46.8 µW/cm²
Gröbel UVC 3.78 µW/cm²
Solarmeter 6.4 (D3) 17.6 IU/min
UVX-31 194 µW/cm²
IL UVB 0.0501 µW/cm²
IL UVA 168 µW/cm²
Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) 4.67 UV-Index
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) 78.5 µW/cm² (Solarmeter Ratio = 16.8)
Solarmeter AlGaN 6.5 UVI sensor 58.4 UV Index
GenUV 7.1 UV-Index 3.31 UV-Index
Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) 5.18 W/m²
Solarmeter 4.0 (UVA) 2.17 mW/cm²
LS122 0.0181 W/m²
ISM400 2.98 W/m²