Reptile Lamp Database

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Brand Zoo Med
Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc http://www.zoomed.com/
Lamp Product ReptiSun 5.0 Compact Fluorescent 26W
Lamp ID BZC23 (10/2010)
Used in D.G.A.B. OONINCX, Y. STEVENS, J.J.G.C. VAN DEN BORNE, J.P.T.M. VAN LEEUWEN & W.H. HENDRIKS. 2010. Effects of vitamin D3 supplementation and UVb exposure on the growth and plasma concentration of vitamin D3 metabolites in juvenile bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 156.2. 122–128.
Spectrometer USB2000+ (2)
Ballast - no ballast or default/unknown ballast -
Reflector
Distance 5 cm
Age 0 hours
Originator (measurement) Frances Baines
Database entry created: Sarina Wunderlich 23/Jan/2011 ; updated: Sarina Wunderlich 25/Oct/2016

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 ( 0.26 ; 0.26 ) ( 0.27 ; 0.53 ) ( 0.19 ; 0.22 ; 0.42 )
CCT 16000 Kelvin 7900 Kelvin 8400 Kelvin
distance 0.19 0.15
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) 1910 µW/cm² = 19.1 W/m²
UVC ( 0 nm - 280 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
non-terrestrial ( 0 nm - 290 nm) 1.36 µW/cm² = 0.0136 W/m²
total2 ( 250 nm - 880 nm) 1910 µW/cm² = 19.1 W/m²
UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 115 µW/cm² = 1.15 W/m²
UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 142 µW/cm² = 1.42 W/m²
UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 303 µW/cm² = 3.03 W/m²
Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 114 µW/cm² = 1.14 W/m²
UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 86.6 µW/cm² = 0.866 W/m²
UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 188 µW/cm² = 1.88 W/m²
UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 70.9 µW/cm² = 0.709 W/m²
UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 161 µW/cm² = 1.61 W/m²
UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 102 µW/cm² = 1.02 W/m²
UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 121 µW/cm² = 1.21 W/m²
vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 75.7 µW/cm² = 0.757 W/m²
VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 1350 µW/cm² = 13.5 W/m²
VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 1570 µW/cm² = 15.7 W/m²
purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 172 µW/cm² = 1.72 W/m²
VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 1560 µW/cm² = 15.6 W/m²
VIS2 ( 400 nm - 680 nm) 1430 µW/cm² = 14.3 W/m²
PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 1460 µW/cm² = 14.6 W/m²
tmp ( 400 nm - 1100 nm) 1570 µW/cm² = 15.7 W/m²
blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 564 µW/cm² = 5.64 W/m²
green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 413 µW/cm² = 4.13 W/m²
yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 78.9 µW/cm² = 0.789 W/m²
orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 173 µW/cm² = 1.73 W/m²
red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 163 µW/cm² = 1.63 W/m²
IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 111 µW/cm² = 1.11 W/m²
IR2 ( 720 nm - 1100 nm) 88.8 µW/cm² = 0.888 W/m²
IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
Actionspectra
Erythema 11.9 UV-Index
Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 66.7 µW/cm²
Photoceratitis 18.1 µW/cm²
Photoconjunctivitis 0.707 µW/cm²
DNA Damage 2.34
Vitamin D3 44.4 µW/cm²
Photosynthesis 1060 µW/cm²
Luminosity 3630 lx
Human L-Cone 527 µW/cm²
Human M-Cone 483 µW/cm²
Human S-Cone 497 µW/cm²
CIE X 503 µW/cm²
CIE Y 502 µW/cm²
CIE Z 901 µW/cm²
PAR 6970000 mol photons
Extinction preD3 204 e-3*m²/mol
Extinction Tachysterol 724 e-3*m²/mol
Exctincition PreD3 99800 m²/mol
Extinction Lumisterol 70.7 m²/mol
Exctincition Tachysterol 937000 m²/mol
Extinction 7DHC 81.9 m²/mol
L-Cone 424 µW/cm²
M-Cone 478 µW/cm²
S-Cone 923 µW/cm²
U-Cone 350 µW/cm²
UVR - ICNIRP 2004 12.3 Rel Biol Eff
Melatonin Supression 615 µW/cm²
Blue Light Hazard 558 µW/cm² (154 µW/cm² per 1000 lx)
CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 48.2 µW/cm²
Lumen Reptil 4700 "pseudo-lx"
Vitamin D3 Degradation 31.2 µW/cm²
Actinic UV 12.2 µW/cm² (33.5 mW/klm)
Exctincition Lumisterol 88400 m²/mol
Exctincition 7DHC 100000 m²/mol
Exctincition Toxisterols 11200 m²/mol
Broadbandmeters
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, pre 2010) 161 µW/cm²
Solarmeter 6.5 (UV-Index, pre 2010) 12.7
Leybold UVB 122 µW/cm²
Leybold UVA 102 µW/cm²
Leybold UVC 0.0471 µW/cm²
DeltaOhm UVB 175 µW/cm²
DeltaOhm UVC 28.1 µW/cm²
Vernier UVB 62.1 µW/cm²
Vernier UVA 140 µW/cm²
Gröbel UVA 160 µW/cm²
Gröbel UVB 77.7 µW/cm²
Gröbel UVC 0.00165 µW/cm²
Luxmeter 3820 lx
Solarmeter 6.4 (D3) 39.7 IU/min
UVX-31 189 µW/cm²
IL UVB 0.0672 µW/cm²
IL UVA 134 µW/cm²
Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) 9.33 UV-Index
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) 90.9 µW/cm² (Solarmeter Ratio = 9.74)
Solarmeter AlGaN 6.5 UVI sensor 95.1 UV Index
GenUV 7.1 UV-Index 4.86 UV-Index
Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (manuf.) 16.7 W/m²
Solarmeter 4.0 (UVA) 2.13 mW/cm²
LS122 (manuf.) 0.0253 W/m²
ISM400 (first guess) 10.6 W/m²
LS122 (assumption) 0.471 W/m²
ISM400_new 8.76 W/m²
Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (assumption) 15 W/m²