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UV LIGHT

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What is UV Light?

Ultraviolet (UV) light has shorter wavelengths than visible light. Although UV waves are invisible to the human eye, some insects, such as bumblebees, can see them. This is similar to how a dog can hear the sound of a whistle just outside the hearing range of humans.

ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT FROM OUR SUN

The Sun is a source of the full spectrum of ultraviolet radiation, which is commonly subdivided into UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C. These are the classifications most often used in Earth sciences. UV-C rays are the most harmful and are almost completely absorbed by our atmosphere. UV-B rays are the harmful rays that cause sunburn. Exposure to UV-B rays increases the risk of DNA and other cellular damage in living organisms. Fortunately, about 95 percent UV-B rays are absorbed by ozone in the Earth's atmosphere.

An Ultraviolet image of the Sun showing detail of solar flares and sun spot activity that is not visible to our eyes.
Credit: Image is courtesy of: NASA/SDO/AIA

Scientists studying astronomical objects commonly refer to different subdivisions of ultraviolet radiation: near ultraviolet (NUV), middle ultraviolet (MUV), far ultraviolet (FUV), and extreme ultraviolet (EUV). NASA's SDO spacecraft captured the image below in multiple wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. The false-color composite reveals different gas temperatures. Reds are relatively cool (about 60,000 Celsius) while blues and greens are hotter (greater than one million Celsius).

 

An image of a giant solar prominence (loop of plasmas) exploding off the Sun. An view of Earth's south pole showing the amount of atmospheric ozone in Dobson Units. The area larger than the size of Antarctica is shown in purple – 110 Dobson units.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft captured this view of a dense loop of plasma erupting on the Sun's surface—a solar prominence. The plasma is seen flowing along a magnetic field. Credit: NASA ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov

DISCOVERY OF ULTRAVIOLET

In 1801, Johann Ritter conducted an experiment to investigate the existence of energy beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum. Knowing that photographic paper would turn black more rapidly in blue light than in red light, he exposed the paper to light beyond violet. Sure enough, the paper turn.

An illustration of Johann Ritter's experiment of exposing photographic paper to the spectrum of visible light and to wavelengths past violet.
Johann Ritter's experiment was designed toexpose photographic paper to light just beyondthe visible spectrum and prove the existenceof light beyond violet—ultraviolet light.Credit: Troy Benesch.
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