Spectrum 297: BJBL1 Edit
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| Brand |
JBL JBL GmbH & Co. KG http://www.jbl.de/ |
|---|---|
| Lamp Product |
Solar Reptil Sun T8 18W |
| Lamp ID |
BJBL1 (03/2008) |
| Spectrometer | USB 2000 |
| Ballast | - no ballast or default/unknown ballast - |
| Reflector | |
| Distance | 10 cm |
| Age | 105 hours |
| Originator (measurement) | Frances Baines |
Database entry created:
Maren
17/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 | ( 0.3 ; 0.32 ) | ( 0.4 ; 0.39 ) | ( 0.25 ; 0.3 ; 0.29 ) |
| CCT | 7200 Kelvin | 5000 Kelvin | 5600 Kelvin |
| distance | 0.054 | 0.052 | |
| 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) 658 µW/cm² = 6.58 W/m² UVC ( 0 nm - 280 nm) 0.84 µW/cm² = 0.0084 W/m² non-terrestrial ( 0 nm - 290 nm) 1.26 µW/cm² = 0.0126 W/m² total2 ( 250 nm - 880 nm) 658 µW/cm² = 6.58 W/m² UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 25.9 µW/cm² = 0.259 W/m² UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 40.7 µW/cm² = 0.407 W/m² UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 168 µW/cm² = 1.68 W/m² Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 25.4 µW/cm² = 0.254 W/m² UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 59.3 µW/cm² = 0.593 W/m² UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 142 µW/cm² = 1.42 W/m² UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 60.5 µW/cm² = 0.605 W/m² UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 128 µW/cm² = 1.28 W/m² UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 83.1 µW/cm² = 0.831 W/m² UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 76.7 µW/cm² = 0.767 W/m² vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 40.6 µW/cm² = 0.406 W/m² VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 383 µW/cm² = 3.83 W/m² VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 495 µW/cm² = 4.95 W/m² purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 28.9 µW/cm² = 0.289 W/m² VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 481 µW/cm² = 4.81 W/m² VIS2 ( 400 nm - 680 nm) 430 µW/cm² = 4.3 W/m² PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 445 µW/cm² = 4.45 W/m² tmp ( 400 nm - 1100 nm) 479 µW/cm² = 4.79 W/m² blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 132 µW/cm² = 1.32 W/m² green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 145 µW/cm² = 1.45 W/m² yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 18 µW/cm² = 0.18 W/m² orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 85.3 µW/cm² = 0.853 W/m² red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 72.5 µW/cm² = 0.725 W/m² IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 33.9 µW/cm² = 0.339 W/m² IR2 ( 720 nm - 1100 nm) 23.3 µW/cm² = 0.233 W/m² IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
Actionspectra
Erythema 2.25 UV-Index Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 16.3 µW/cm² Photoceratitis 3.26 µW/cm² Photoconjunctivitis 0.805 µW/cm² DNA Damage 1.12 Vitamin D3 7.95 µW/cm² Photosynthesis 312 µW/cm² Luminosity 1240 lx Human L-Cone 182 µW/cm² Human M-Cone 159 µW/cm² Human S-Cone 106 µW/cm² CIE X 160 µW/cm² CIE Y 171 µW/cm² CIE Z 200 µW/cm² PAR 2110000 mol photons Extinction preD3 54.5 e-3*m²/mol Extinction Tachysterol 183 e-3*m²/mol Exctincition PreD3 30000 m²/mol Extinction Lumisterol 16.3 m²/mol Exctincition Tachysterol 255000 m²/mol Extinction 7DHC 17.8 m²/mol L-Cone 151 µW/cm² M-Cone 178 µW/cm² S-Cone 175 µW/cm² U-Cone 90.4 µW/cm² UVR - ICNIRP 2004 2.45 Rel Biol Eff Melatonin Supression 154 µW/cm² Blue Light Hazard 117 µW/cm² (94.6 µW/cm² per 1000 lx) CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 8.72 µW/cm² Lumen Reptil 1340 "pseudo-lx" Vitamin D3 Degradation 8.48 µW/cm² Actinic UV 2.43 µW/cm² (19.6 mW/klm) Exctincition Lumisterol 20300 m²/mol Exctincition 7DHC 20500 m²/mol Exctincition Toxisterols 6320 m²/mol
Broadbandmeters
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, pre 2010) 49.3 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UV-Index, pre 2010) 2.39 Leybold UVB 34.8 µW/cm² Leybold UVA 90.7 µW/cm² Leybold UVC 0.549 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVB 78.6 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVC 10.5 µW/cm² Vernier UVB 13 µW/cm² Vernier UVA 102 µW/cm² Gröbel UVA 119 µW/cm² Gröbel UVB 18.7 µW/cm² Gröbel UVC 0.624 µW/cm² Luxmeter 1270 lx Solarmeter 6.4 (D3) 7.46 IU/min UVX-31 85.5 µW/cm² IL UVB 0.0208 µW/cm² IL UVA 103 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) 1.89 UV-Index Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) 31.9 µW/cm² (Solarmeter Ratio = 16.8) Solarmeter AlGaN 6.5 UVI sensor 22.8 UV Index GenUV 7.1 UV-Index 1.28 UV-Index Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (manuf.) 5.82 W/m² Solarmeter 4.0 (UVA) 1.37 mW/cm² LS122 (manuf.) 0.00526 W/m² ISM400 (first guess) 3.8 W/m² LS122 (assumption) 0.178 W/m² ISM400_new 3.15 W/m² Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (assumption) 5.25 W/m²