Spectrum 215: BZ18 Edit
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| Brand |
Zoo Med Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc http://www.zoomed.com/ |
|---|---|
| Lamp Product |
ReptiSun 10.0 T8 18W |
| Lamp ID |
BZ18 (12/2009) |
| Spectrometer | USB2000+ (2) |
| Ballast | - no ballast or default/unknown ballast - |
| Reflector | |
| Distance | 10 cm |
| Age | 1 hours |
| Originator (measurement) | Frances Baines |
Database entry created:
Maren
10/Jun/2010 ; updated:
Sarina Wunderlich
27/Feb/2011
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 | ( 0.27 ; 0.28 ) | ( 0.34 ; 0.42 ) | ( 0.19 ; 0.27 ; 0.34 ) |
| CCT | 12000 Kelvin | 6300 Kelvin | 7300 Kelvin |
| distance | 0.077 | 0.073 | |
| 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) 863 µW/cm² = 8.63 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) 863 µW/cm² = 8.63 W/m² UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 47.9 µW/cm² = 0.479 W/m² UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 77.5 µW/cm² = 0.775 W/m² UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 360 µW/cm² = 3.6 W/m² Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 47.9 µW/cm² = 0.479 W/m² UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 126 µW/cm² = 1.26 W/m² UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 312 µW/cm² = 3.12 W/m² UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 133 µW/cm² = 1.33 W/m² UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 282 µW/cm² = 2.82 W/m² UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 186 µW/cm² = 1.86 W/m² UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 159 µW/cm² = 1.59 W/m² vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 85.4 µW/cm² = 0.854 W/m² VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 470 µW/cm² = 4.7 W/m² VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 567 µW/cm² = 5.67 W/m² purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 37.5 µW/cm² = 0.375 W/m² VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 497 µW/cm² = 4.97 W/m² VIS2 ( 400 nm - 680 nm) 460 µW/cm² = 4.6 W/m² PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 471 µW/cm² = 4.71 W/m² tmp ( 400 nm - 1100 nm) 493 µW/cm² = 4.93 W/m² blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 171 µW/cm² = 1.71 W/m² green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 143 µW/cm² = 1.43 W/m² yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 15.7 µW/cm² = 0.157 W/m² orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 72.6 µW/cm² = 0.726 W/m² red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 56.4 µW/cm² = 0.564 W/m² IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 21.6 µW/cm² = 0.216 W/m² IR2 ( 720 nm - 1100 nm) 14.2 µW/cm² = 0.142 W/m² IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
Actionspectra
Erythema 2.41 UV-Index Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 29.4 µW/cm² Photoceratitis 3.85 µW/cm² Photoconjunctivitis 0.0489 µW/cm² DNA Damage 0.162 Vitamin D3 11.2 µW/cm² Photosynthesis 342 µW/cm² Luminosity 1180 lx Human L-Cone 171 µW/cm² Human M-Cone 156 µW/cm² Human S-Cone 140 µW/cm² CIE X 158 µW/cm² CIE Y 163 µW/cm² CIE Z 263 µW/cm² PAR 2200000 mol photons Extinction preD3 80.5 e-3*m²/mol Extinction Tachysterol 284 e-3*m²/mol Exctincition PreD3 37700 m²/mol Extinction Lumisterol 8.22 m²/mol Exctincition Tachysterol 413000 m²/mol Extinction 7DHC 5.34 m²/mol L-Cone 138 µW/cm² M-Cone 193 µW/cm² S-Cone 240 µW/cm² U-Cone 139 µW/cm² UVR - ICNIRP 2004 1.64 Rel Biol Eff Melatonin Supression 192 µW/cm² Blue Light Hazard 158 µW/cm² (134 µW/cm² per 1000 lx) CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 12.4 µW/cm² Lumen Reptil 1520 "pseudo-lx" Vitamin D3 Degradation 14.8 µW/cm² Actinic UV 1.63 µW/cm² (13.8 mW/klm) Exctincition Lumisterol 13200 m²/mol Exctincition 7DHC 7610 m²/mol Exctincition Toxisterols 6940 m²/mol
Broadbandmeters
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, pre 2010) 93.1 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UV-Index, pre 2010) 3.22 Leybold UVB 66.9 µW/cm² Leybold UVA 204 µW/cm² Leybold UVC 0.001 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVB 163 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVC 19.2 µW/cm² Vernier UVB 22.6 µW/cm² Vernier UVA 225 µW/cm² Gröbel UVA 263 µW/cm² Gröbel UVB 32.7 µW/cm² Gröbel UVC -0.0205 µW/cm² Luxmeter 1220 lx Solarmeter 6.4 (D3) 10.1 IU/min UVX-31 178 µW/cm² IL UVB 0.0392 µW/cm² IL UVA 227 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) 2.77 UV-Index Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) 63 µW/cm² (Solarmeter Ratio = 22.7) Solarmeter AlGaN 6.5 UVI sensor 40.2 UV Index GenUV 7.1 UV-Index 2.29 UV-Index Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (manuf.) 6.47 W/m² Solarmeter 4.0 (UVA) 2.9 mW/cm² LS122 (manuf.) 0.00603 W/m² ISM400 (first guess) 3.54 W/m² LS122 (assumption) 0.155 W/m² ISM400_new 2.83 W/m² Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (assumption) 5.35 W/m²