Spectrum #855 SW132 (Philips Halogen IR-100C-PAR 100W) Edit
Delete(1) Raw Measurement
| Lampid | SW132 |
|---|---|
| Spectrometer | USB2000+ |
| Originator | Sarina Wunderlich |
| Ballast | - no ballast or default/unknown ballast - |
| Reflector | - no reflector - |
| Distance | 20 |
| Age | 100 |
created by Sarina Wunderlich, 22.09.2026; last updated by , 22.09.2026
Description
dimmed to 95,6W
(2) Comparison of full spectrum to sunlight
The spectrum is compared to the ASTM spectrum. The measured spectrum is scaled to a lux or UVI value that seems to "make sense" to the database. This can go wrong, depending on the quality and range of the data.
(3) 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 (ASTM spectrum).
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 | ( 0.47 ; 0.41 ) | ( 0.65 ; 0.26 ) | ( 0.59 ; 0.26 ; 0.11 ) |
| CCT | 2500 Kelvin | 2500 Kelvin | 2500 Kelvin |
| distance | 0.00095 | 0.0011 | |
| colour space | 3-D-graph not implemented yet |
(4) 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 readings of two solarmeters 6.2 (UVB) and 6.5 (UV index) has proven a useful and very simply number to acess the spectral shape in the vitamin-d3-active region.
(5) 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
(5a) Ranges
total ( 0 nm - 0 nm) 21900 µW/cm² = 219 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) 21300 µW/cm² = 213 W/m² UVB (EU) ( 280 nm - 315 nm) 1.8 µW/cm² = 0.018 W/m² UVB (US) ( 280 nm - 320 nm) 2.7 µW/cm² = 0.027 W/m² UVA+B ( 280 nm - 380 nm) 43.6 µW/cm² = 0.436 W/m² Solar UVB ( 290 nm - 315 nm) 1.8 µW/cm² = 0.018 W/m² UVA D3 regulating ( 315 nm - 335 nm) 5.1 µW/cm² = 0.051 W/m² UVA (EU) ( 315 nm - 380 nm) 41.8 µW/cm² = 0.418 W/m² UVA2 (medical definition) ( 320 nm - 340 nm) 6.16 µW/cm² = 0.0616 W/m² UVA (US) ( 320 nm - 380 nm) 40.9 µW/cm² = 0.409 W/m² UVA1 (variant) ( 335 nm - 380 nm) 36.7 µW/cm² = 0.367 W/m² UVA1 (medical) ( 340 nm - 400 nm) 70.2 µW/cm² = 0.702 W/m² vis. UVA ( 350 nm - 380 nm) 29.3 µW/cm² = 0.293 W/m² VIS Rep3 ( 350 nm - 600 nm) 2950 µW/cm² = 29.5 W/m² VIS Rep4 ( 350 nm - 700 nm) 7580 µW/cm² = 75.8 W/m² purple ( 380 nm - 420 nm) 90.9 µW/cm² = 0.909 W/m² VIS ( 380 nm - 780 nm) 13000 µW/cm² = 130 W/m² VIS2 ( 400 nm - 680 nm) 6380 µW/cm² = 63.8 W/m² PAR ( 400 nm - 700 nm) 7520 µW/cm² = 75.2 W/m² tmp ( 400 nm - 1100 nm) 21800 µW/cm² = 218 W/m² blue ( 420 nm - 490 nm) 473 µW/cm² = 4.73 W/m² green ( 490 nm - 575 nm) 1590 µW/cm² = 15.9 W/m² yellow ( 575 nm - 585 nm) 293 µW/cm² = 2.93 W/m² orange ( 585 nm - 650 nm) 2470 µW/cm² = 24.7 W/m² red ( 650 nm - 780 nm) 8040 µW/cm² = 80.4 W/m² IR2 ( 655 nm - 685 nm) 1550 µW/cm² = 15.5 W/m² IRA ( 700 nm - 1400 nm) 14300 µW/cm² = 143 W/m² IRB ( 1400 nm - 3000 nm) 0 µW/cm² = 0 W/m²
(5b) Actionspectra
Erythema 0.14 UV-Index Pyrimidine dimerization of DNA 1.34 µW/cm² Photoceratitis 0.201 µW/cm² Photoconjunctivitis 0.00321 µW/cm² DNA Damage 0.0105 Vitamin D3 0.646 µW/cm² Photosynthesis 5460 µW/cm² Luminosity 19100 lx Human L-Cone 3050 µW/cm² Human M-Cone 2000 µW/cm² Human S-Cone 368 µW/cm² CIE X 3050 µW/cm² CIE Y 2660 µW/cm² CIE Z 720 µW/cm² PAR PPFD 386 µmol/m²/s Extinction preD3 3.39 e-3*m²/mol Extinction Tachysterol 11.7 e-3*m²/mol Exctincition PreD3 1670 m²/mol Extinction Lumisterol 0.541 m²/mol Exctincition Tachysterol 17900 m²/mol Extinction 7DHC 0.321 m²/mol L-Cone 2930 µW/cm² M-Cone 1300 µW/cm² S-Cone 525 µW/cm² U-Cone 174 µW/cm² UVR - ICNIRP 2004 0.111 Rel Biol Eff Melatonin Supression 686 µW/cm² Blue Light Hazard 419 µW/cm² (21.9 µW/cm² per 1000 lx) CIE 174:2006 PreVit D3 0.735 µW/cm² Lumen Reptil 13600 "pseudo-lx" Vitamin D3 Degradation 0.582 µW/cm² Actinic UV 0.107 µW/cm² (0.0562 mW/klm) Exctincition Lumisterol 767 m²/mol Exctincition 7DHC 434 m²/mol Exctincition Toxisterols 314 m²/mol UV-Index2 0.14 UV-Index (285-400nm)
(5c) Broadbandmeters
Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, pre 2010) 3.61 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UV-Index, pre 2010) 0.186 Leybold UVB 2.5 µW/cm² Leybold UVA 32.3 µW/cm² Leybold UVC 0 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVB 6.62 µW/cm² DeltaOhm UVC 0.713 µW/cm² Vernier UVB 1.01 µW/cm² Vernier UVA 19.5 µW/cm² Gröbel UVA 33.9 µW/cm² Gröbel UVB 1.42 µW/cm² Gröbel UVC 0.00047 µW/cm² Luxmeter 18000 lx Solarmeter 6.4 (D3) 0.583 IU/min UVX-31 8.46 µW/cm² IL UVB 0.0017 µW/cm² IL UVA 38.4 µW/cm² Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) 0.151 UV-Index Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) 2.26 µW/cm² (Solarmeter Ratio = 15) Solarmeter AlGaN 6.5 UVI sensor 1.67 UV Index GenUV 7.1 UV-Index 0.0991 UV-Index Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (manuf.) 332 W/m² Solarmeter 4.0 (UVA) 0.751 mW/cm² LS122 (manuf.) 18.5 W/m² ISM400 (first guess) 381 W/m² LS122 (assumption) 25.4 W/m² ISM400_new 403 W/m² Solarmeter 10.0 (Global Power) (assumption) 341 W/m²
(5d) Summary of my favourites
| UVC (0nm -280nm) [µW/cm] | 0 | 0 % |
| non-terrestrial (0nm -290nm) [µW/cm] | 0 | 0 % |
| UVB (EU) (280nm -315nm) [µW/cm] | 1.8 | 0.00846 % |
| UVB (US) (280nm -320nm) [µW/cm] | 2.7 | 0.0127 % |
| Solar UVB (290nm -315nm) [µW/cm] | 1.8 | 0.00846 % |
| UVA (EU) (315nm -380nm) [µW/cm] | 41.8 | 0.196 % |
| UVA (US) (320nm -380nm) [µW/cm] | 40.9 | 0.192 % |
| UVA2 (medical definition) (320nm -340nm) [µW/cm] | 6.16 | 0.029 % |
| UVA1 (medical) (340nm -400nm) [µW/cm] | 70.2 | 0.33 % |
| UVA D3 regulating (315nm -335nm) [µW/cm] | 5.1 | 0.024 % |
| vis. UVA (350nm -380nm) [µW/cm] | 29.3 | 0.138 % |
| VIS (380nm -780nm) [µW/cm] | 13000 | 60.9 % |
| blue (420nm -490nm) [µW/cm] | 473 | 2.22 % |
| total2 (250nm -880nm) [µW/cm] | 21300 | 100 % |
| UV-Index2 [UV-Index] | 0.14 | |
| Luminosity [lx] | 19100 | |
| Blue Light Hazard [µW/cm²] | 419 | 21.9µW/cm/1000lx |
| Solarmeter 6.5 (UVI, post 2010) [UV-Index] | 0.151 | |
| Solarmeter 6.2 (UVB, post 2010) [µW/cm²] | 2.26 | |
| Actinic UV [µW/cm²] | 0.107 | 5.84 at UVI7.6 |
| Vitamin D3 [µW/cm²] | 0.646 | 35.1 at UVI7.6 |