Spectrum 823: SW101 Edit
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| Brand |
X-Reptile http://www.x-reptile.ch/ |
|---|---|
| Lamp Product |
UV-MH 70 W Spot |
| Lamp ID |
SW101 (03/2025) donated for test by Esther Laue |
| Spectrometer | USB2000+ |
| Ballast | 70W EVG |
| Reflector | |
| Distance | 40 cm |
| Age | 1 hours |
| Originator (measurement) | Sarina Wunderlich |
Database entry created:
Sarina Wunderlich
3/May/2025 ; updated:
Sarina Wunderlich
3/May/2025
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 (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 | ( 0.32 ; 0.36 ) | ( 0.31 ; 0.35 ) | ( 0.25 ; 0.23 ; 0.27 ) |
| CCT | 6100 Kelvin | 7400 Kelvin | 6200 Kelvin |
| distance | 0.013 | 0.031 | |
| 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) 14000 µW/cm² = 140 W/m² UVC ( 0 nm - 280 nm) 7.17 µW/cm² = 0.0717 W/m² non-terrestrial ( 0 nm - 290 nm) 12.7 µW/cm² = 0.127 W/m² total2 ( 250 nm - 880 nm) 13900 µW/cm² = 139 W/m² UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 95.1 µW/cm² = 0.951 W/m² UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 123 µW/cm² = 1.23 W/m² UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 1470 µW/cm² = 14.7 W/m² Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 89.5 µW/cm² = 0.895 W/m² UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 172 µW/cm² = 1.72 W/m² UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 1370 µW/cm² = 13.7 W/m² UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 193 µW/cm² = 1.93 W/m² UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 1350 µW/cm² = 13.5 W/m² UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 1200 µW/cm² = 12 W/m² UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 1790 µW/cm² = 17.9 W/m² vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 1030 µW/cm² = 10.3 W/m² VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 9750 µW/cm² = 97.5 W/m² VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 11400 µW/cm² = 114 W/m² purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 1660 µW/cm² = 16.6 W/m² VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 11000 µW/cm² = 110 W/m² VIS2 ( 400 nm - 680 nm) 9470 µW/cm² = 94.7 W/m² PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 9710 µW/cm² = 97.1 W/m² tmp ( 400 nm - 1100 nm) 11900 µW/cm² = 119 W/m² blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 2440 µW/cm² = 24.4 W/m² green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 3420 µW/cm² = 34.2 W/m² yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 256 µW/cm² = 2.56 W/m² orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 1940 µW/cm² = 19.4 W/m² red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 1240 µW/cm² = 12.4 W/m² IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 2160 µW/cm² = 21.6 W/m² IR2 ( 720 nm - 1100 nm) 2030 µW/cm² = 20.3 W/m² IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
Actionspectra
Erythema 14.8 UV-Index Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 53.3 µW/cm² Photoceratitis 20.8 µW/cm² Photoconjunctivitis 7.05 µW/cm² DNA Damage 10.3 Vitamin D3 40.2 µW/cm² Photosynthesis 6540 µW/cm² Luminosity 29900 lx Human L-Cone 4420 µW/cm² Human M-Cone 3840 µW/cm² Human S-Cone 2130 µW/cm² CIE X 3700 µW/cm² CIE Y 4180 µW/cm² CIE Z 3760 µW/cm² PAR PPFD 457 µmol/m²/s Extinction preD3 255 e-3*m²/mol Extinction Tachysterol 848 e-3*m²/mol Exctincition PreD3 167000 m²/mol Extinction Lumisterol 142 m²/mol Exctincition Tachysterol 1170000 m²/mol Extinction 7DHC 173 m²/mol L-Cone 3650 µW/cm² M-Cone 3380 µW/cm² S-Cone 3880 µW/cm² U-Cone 3720 µW/cm² UVR - ICNIRP 2004 20.3 Rel Biol Eff Melatonin Supression 3110 µW/cm² Blue Light Hazard 2610 µW/cm² (87.3 µW/cm² per 1000 lx) CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 42.3 µW/cm² Lumen Reptil 32700 "pseudo-lx" Vitamin D3 Degradation 32.6 µW/cm² Actinic UV 20.1 µW/cm² (6.71 mW/klm) Exctincition Lumisterol 165000 m²/mol Exctincition 7DHC 195000 m²/mol Exctincition Toxisterols 31400 m²/mol
Broadbandmeters
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, pre 2010) 168 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UV-Index, pre 2010) 12.8 Leybold UVB 108 µW/cm² Leybold UVA 1010 µW/cm² Leybold UVC 4.37 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVB 240 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVC 36.4 µW/cm² Vernier UVB 46.7 µW/cm² Vernier UVA 633 µW/cm² Gröbel UVA 1120 µW/cm² Gröbel UVB 70.5 µW/cm² Gröbel UVC 5.32 µW/cm² Luxmeter 31300 lx Solarmeter 6.4 (D3) 40 IU/min UVX-31 304 µW/cm² IL UVB 0.0765 µW/cm² IL UVA 1220 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) 8.88 UV-Index Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) 96.8 µW/cm² (Solarmeter Ratio = 10.9) Solarmeter AlGaN 6.5 UVI sensor 81.4 UV Index GenUV 7.1 UV-Index 4.73 UV-Index Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (manuf.) 143 W/m² Solarmeter 4.0 (UVA) 20.5 mW/cm² LS122 (manuf.) 3.83 W/m² ISM400 (first guess) 112 W/m² LS122 (assumption) 6.87 W/m² ISM400_new 103 W/m² Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (assumption) 135 W/m²