Reptile Lamp Database

Spectrum 644: TG-RS-Z3-24W-001 Edit
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CCT:1019 10136K
CRI DC:1017 3.79E-3
CRI R01:1002 14.2 (10136K)
CRI R02:1003 27.8 (10136K)
CRI R03:1004 39.7 (10136K)
CRI R04:1005 21.8 (10136K)
CRI R05:1006 4.7 (10136K)
CRI R06:1007 -3.6 (10136K)
CRI R07:1008 -5.3 (10136K)
CRI R08:1009 -6.6 (10136K)
CRI R09:1010 65.0 (10136K)
CRI R10:1011 31.0 (10136K)
CRI R11:1012 38.1 (10136K)
CRI R12:1013 41.1 (10136K)
CRI R13:1014 -10.7 (10136K)
CRI R14:1015 56.8 (10136K)
CRI R15:1016 17.3 (10136K)
CRI Ra:1001 11.6 (10136K)
DC<5.4E-3:1018 true

Area (m²):1040 1.1946E-5
Illuminance (lux):1042 1.5329E3
Luminance (candela per m²):1044 1.5329E3
Luminous Flux (lumen):1041 1.8312E-2
Luminous intensity (candela):1043 1.8312E-2
Observer:1038 Photopic
Solid Angle (steradians):1039 1.0
Source:1037 FLMT09760

Device Source:1022 FLMT09760
Integration Begin:1023 290.00
Integration End:1024 800.00
Method:1025 Uses Simpson's Rule for integration.
Moles of Photons:1034 3.3022E-11
PAR uMoles/m²/sec:1036 2.6745E1
PAR uMoles:1035 1.7806E-5
Photons/cm²/sec:1032 2.9870E15
Total Photons:1033 1.9886E13
dBm:1030 -7.7560E0
eV:1031 5.8315E13
uJoule/cm²:1028 7.8211E1
uJoule:1026 9.3431E0
uWatt/cm²:1029 1.4034E3
uWatt:1027 1.6765E2

Measurement

Brand Reptile Systems
French brand, originally for aqaristics https://www.aquariumsystems.fr/
Lamp Product Reptile Systems Zone 3 (12%) 24W
24W Fluorescent Lamp from Reptile Systems. Lamp is labelled with "UVI 4.1 Output lamp" - but doesn't give a distance at which such a UVI is measured.
Lamp ID TG-RS-Z3-24W-001 (10/2022)
Reptile Systems Zone 4 Lamp 24W
Spectrometer FLAME UV-Vis (E)
Ballast - no ballast or default/unknown ballast -
Reflector
Distance 15 cm
Age 120 hours
Originator (measurement) Thomas Griffiths
Database entry created: Thomas Griffiths (Tomaskas Ltd.) 4/Jan/2023 ; updated: Thomas Griffiths (Tomaskas Ltd.) 11/Sep/2023

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 ( 0.28 ; 0.29 ) ( 0.25 ; 0.48 ) ( 0.21 ; 0.2 ; 0.38 )
CCT 10000 Kelvin 9100 Kelvin 8300 Kelvin
distance 0.14 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.

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) 1440 µW/cm² = 14.4 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) 1440 µW/cm² = 14.4 W/m²
UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 98.3 µW/cm² = 0.983 W/m²
UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 168 µW/cm² = 1.68 W/m²
UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 766 µW/cm² = 7.66 W/m²
Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 98.3 µW/cm² = 0.983 W/m²
UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 309 µW/cm² = 3.09 W/m²
UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 668 µW/cm² = 6.68 W/m²
UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 325 µW/cm² = 3.25 W/m²
UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 598 µW/cm² = 5.98 W/m²
UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 359 µW/cm² = 3.59 W/m²
UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 282 µW/cm² = 2.82 W/m²
vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 130 µW/cm² = 1.3 W/m²
VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 648 µW/cm² = 6.48 W/m²
VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 766 µW/cm² = 7.66 W/m²
purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 70.9 µW/cm² = 0.709 W/m²
VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 659 µW/cm² = 6.59 W/m²
PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 627 µW/cm² = 6.27 W/m²
blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 212 µW/cm² = 2.12 W/m²
green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 181 µW/cm² = 1.81 W/m²
yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 36 µW/cm² = 0.36 W/m²
orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 82.6 µW/cm² = 0.826 W/m²
red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 77 µW/cm² = 0.77 W/m²
IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 37.6 µW/cm² = 0.376 W/m²
IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
Actionspectra
Erythema 5.09 UV-Index
Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 61.1 µW/cm²
Photoceratitis 8.15 µW/cm²
Photoconjunctivitis 0.125 µW/cm²
DNA Damage 0.422
Vitamin D3 22.5 µW/cm²
Photosynthesis 448 µW/cm²
Luminosity 1620 lx
Human L-Cone 237 µW/cm²
Human M-Cone 212 µW/cm²
Human S-Cone 190 µW/cm²
CIE X 221 µW/cm²
CIE Y 226 µW/cm²
CIE Z 344 µW/cm²
PAR 3090000 mol photons
Extinction preD3 174 e-3*m²/mol
Extinction Tachysterol 625 e-3*m²/mol
Exctincition PreD3 83100 m²/mol
Extinction Lumisterol 18.2 m²/mol
Exctincition Tachysterol 919000 m²/mol
Extinction 7DHC 14.6 m²/mol
L-Cone 195 µW/cm²
M-Cone 188 µW/cm²
S-Cone 355 µW/cm²
U-Cone 202 µW/cm²
UVR - ICNIRP 2004 3.59 Rel Biol Eff
Melatonin Supression 237 µW/cm²
Blue Light Hazard 218 µW/cm² (134 µW/cm² per 1000 lx)
CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 24.7 µW/cm²
Lumen Reptil 2010 "pseudo-lx"
Vitamin D3 Degradation 32.3 µW/cm²
Actinic UV 3.58 µW/cm² (22 mW/klm)
Exctincition Lumisterol 29100 m²/mol
Exctincition 7DHC 19800 m²/mol
Exctincition Toxisterols 15700 m²/mol
Broadbandmeters
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, pre 2010) 208 µW/cm²
Solarmeter 6.5 (UV-Index, pre 2010) 6.54
Leybold UVB 147 µW/cm²
Leybold UVA 422 µW/cm²
Leybold UVC 0.00616 µW/cm²
DeltaOhm UVB 382 µW/cm²
DeltaOhm UVC 45.2 µW/cm²
Vernier UVB 44.2 µW/cm²
Vernier UVA 505 µW/cm²
Gröbel UVA 559 µW/cm²
Gröbel UVB 69.2 µW/cm²
Gröbel UVC -0.05 µW/cm²
Solarmeter 6.4 (D3) 20.4 IU/min
UVX-31 411 µW/cm²
IL UVB 0.0876 µW/cm²
IL UVA 464 µW/cm²
Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) 5.61 UV-Index
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) 144 µW/cm² (Solarmeter Ratio = 25.7)
Solarmeter AlGaN 6.5 UVI sensor 83.6 UV Index
GenUV 7.1 UV-Index 4.86 UV-Index
Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) 9.76 W/m²
Solarmeter 4.0 (UVA) 5.84 mW/cm²
LS122 0.0184 W/m²
ISM400 4.88 W/m²