Reptile Lamp Database

Spectrum #641
TG-RS-GIL-100W-001 (Reptile Systems Reptile System Gold Infrared Lamp 100W) Edit
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(1) Raw Measurement

Spektrum
Lampid TG-RS-GIL-100W-001
Spectrometer FLAME UV-Vis (E)
Originator Thomas Griffiths
Ballast - no ballast or default/unknown ballast -
Reflector Reptile Systems Gold Lamp R7S Reflector
Distance 30
Age 50
created by Thomas Griffiths (Tomaskas Ltd.), 31.12.2022; last updated by Thomas Griffiths (Tomaskas Ltd.), 31.12.2022
Description

Area (m²):1040 1.1946E-5
Illuminance (lux):1042 2.7830E1
Luminance (candela per m²):1044 2.7830E1
Luminous Flux (lumen):1041 3.3246E-4
Luminous intensity (candela):1043 3.3246E-4
Observer:1038 Photopic
Solid Angle (steradians):1039 1.0
Source:1037 FLMT09760

Device Source:1022 FLMT09760
Integration Begin:1023 290.00
Integration End:1024 850.00
Method:1025 Uses Simpson's Rule for integration.
Moles of Photons:1034 2.0294E-10
PAR uMoles/m²/sec:1036 2.0055E0
PAR uMoles:1035 2.3957E-5
Photons/cm²/sec:1032 1.0231E15
Total Photons:1033 1.2221E14
dBm:1030 -1.4986E1
eV:1031 1.9802E14
uJoule/cm²:1028 2.6558E2
uJoule:1026 3.1726E1
uWatt/cm²:1029 2.6558E2
uWatt:1027 3.1726E1

(2) Comparison of full spectrum to sunlight

The spectrum is compared to the ASTM spectrum. The measured spectrum is scaled to a lux or UVI value that seems to "make sense" to the database. This can go wrong, depending on the quality and range of the data. Spektrum

(3) 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 (ASTM spectrum).

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 (0.64 ; 0.33) (0.63 ; 0.37) (0.92 ; 0.053 ; 0.032)
CCT 0 Kelvin 2900 Kelvin 0 Kelvin
distance 0.089 0
colour space 3-D-graph not implemented yet

(4) 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 readings of two solarmeters 6.2 (UVB) and 6.5 (UV index) has proven a useful and very simply number to acess the spectral shape in the vitamin-d3-active region.

(5) 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.

(5a) Ranges
total ( 0 nm - 0 nm) 343 µW/cm² = 3.43 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) 328 µW/cm² = 3.28 W/m²
UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 1.8 µW/cm² = 0.018 W/m²
VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 36.2 µW/cm² = 0.362 W/m²
purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 135 µW/cm² = 1.35 W/m²
VIS2 ( 400 nm - 680 nm) 22.2 µW/cm² = 0.222 W/m²
PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 36.2 µW/cm² = 0.362 W/m²
blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 0.232 µW/cm² = 0.00232 W/m²
green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 0.667 µW/cm² = 0.00667 W/m²
yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 0.262 µW/cm² = 0.00262 W/m²
orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 8.13 µW/cm² = 0.0813 W/m²
tmp ( 600 nm - 1000 nm) 341 µW/cm² = 3.41 W/m²
red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 126 µW/cm² = 1.26 W/m²
IR2 ( 655 nm - 685 nm) 14.5 µW/cm² = 0.145 W/m²
IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 307 µW/cm² = 3.07 W/m²
IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
(5b) Actionspectra
Erythema 0 UV-Index
Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 0 µW/cm²
Photoceratitis 0 µW/cm²
Photoconjunctivitis 0 µW/cm²
DNA Damage 0
Vitamin D3 0 µW/cm²
Photosynthesis 32.7 µW/cm²
Luminosity 30.2 lx
Human L-Cone 5.53 µW/cm²
Human M-Cone 1.75 µW/cm²
Human S-Cone 0.172 µW/cm²
CIE X 7.9 µW/cm²
CIE Y 4.08 µW/cm²
CIE Z 0.356 µW/cm²
PAR PPFD 2.03 µmol/m²/s
Extinction preD3 0 e-3*m²/mol
Extinction Tachysterol 0 e-3*m²/mol
Exctincition PreD3 0 m²/mol
Extinction Lumisterol 0 m²/mol
Exctincition Tachysterol 0 m²/mol
Extinction 7DHC 0 m²/mol
L-Cone 6.99 µW/cm²
M-Cone 0.404 µW/cm²
S-Cone 0.241 µW/cm²
U-Cone 0.000553 µW/cm²
UVR - ICNIRP 2004 0 Rel Biol Eff
Melatonin Supression 0.26 µW/cm²
Blue Light Hazard 0.215 µW/cm² (7.11 µW/cm² per 1000 lx)
CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 0 µW/cm²
Lumen Reptil 23.4 "pseudo-lx"
Vitamin D3 Degradation 0 µW/cm²
Actinic UV 0 µW/cm² (0 mW/klm)
Exctincition Lumisterol 0 m²/mol
Exctincition 7DHC 0 m²/mol
Exctincition Toxisterols 0 m²/mol
UV-Index2 0 UV-Index (285-400nm)
(5d) Summary of my favourites
UVC (0nm -280nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
non-terrestrial (0nm -290nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
UVB (EU) (280nm -315nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
UVB (US) (280nm -320nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
Solar UVB (290nm -315nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
UVA (EU) (315nm -380nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
UVA (US) (320nm -380nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
UVA2 (medical definition) (320nm -340nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
UVA1 (medical) (340nm -400nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
UVA D3 regulating (315nm -335nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
vis. UVA (350nm -380nm) [µW/cm] 0 0 %
VIS (380nm -780nm) [µW/cm] 135 41.2 %
blue (420nm -490nm) [µW/cm] 0.232 0.0706 %
total2 (250nm -880nm) [µW/cm] 328 100 %
UV-Index2 [UV-Index] 0
Luminosity [lx] 30.2
Blue Light Hazard [µW/cm²] 0.215 7.11µW/cm/1000lx
Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) [UV-Index] 0
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) [µW/cm²] 0
Actinic UV [µW/cm²] 0 at UVI7.6
Vitamin D3 [µW/cm²] 0 at UVI7.6