ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM

RADIO WAVES MICRO WAVES INFRARED WAVES VISIBLE RAYS UV RAYS X RAYS GAMMA RAYS
Wavelength range > 0.1 m 0.1m to 1mm 1mm to 700nm 700nm to 400nm 400nm to 1nm 1nm to 10-3nm < 10-3 nm
Special vacuum
Fast moving They are produced in
Accelerated motion tubes called Hot bodies, vibration
Electron transitions Sun in an important electrons are Nuclear reactions
Production of charges in klystrons, of atoms and
in atoms source of UV rays suddenly stopped by and also emitted by
conducting wires magnetrons & Gunn molecules
heavier elements radioactive nuclei
diodes
Thermopiles, Photographic film, Photographic film,
The eye, Photocells, Photocells,
Detection Receiver’s aerials Point contact diodes Bolometer, Infrared Geiger tubes, Geiger tubes,
Photographic film Photographic film
photographic film Ionization chamber Ionization chamber
Infrared lamps are
used in UV radiations can be
X-rays are used in
physiotherapy. focused into very
the field of medicine
Infrared detectors narrow beams for
in the form of
Radar systems used are used in Earth Visible light emitted high precision
radiographs. They
in aircraft navigation, satellites, both for or reflected from application LASIK
Radio and TV are used in They are used in the
radar provides the military purposes objects around us eye surgery. UV
Uses communication treatment of certain medicine to destroy
basis for the speed and to observe provides us lamps are used to kill
systems forms of cancers. cancer cells
guns, Microwave growth of crops. information about germs in water
They are used to
ovens Infrared rays emitted the world purifiers. UV
detects flaws in
by LED will used as radiation are used
furnaces and heavy
remote switches of for pasteurization of
machinery.
household electronic milk
systems
500 kHz to about 4 x 1014 Hz to 7x
Frequency range 109 Hz to 1012 Hz 1012 Hz to 1014 Hz 1015 HZ to 1017 Hz 1016 Hz to 1020 >1019 Hz
1000 MHz 1014 Hz
X-rays damage or Like X-rays , gamma
Infrared region is UV rays are destroy living tissues rays also damage or
Microwave ovens use Human eyes are
AM band is from 530 sub divided to near absorbed in ozone and organisms. Care destroy living tissues
magnetrons are sensitive to this
kHz to 1710 kHz IR and Far IR layer at altitude 40 – must be taken to and organisms. Care
sources range of wavelengths
regions 50 km avoid unnecessary or must be taken to
over exposure avoid exposure
UV light in large
SW bands are up to quantities has
Frequency of
54 MHz harmful effects on
microwaves is
Different animals are humans.
selected to match
sensitive to different UV radiation induces
the resonant
Additional points range of the production of
TV waves range from frequency of water
wavelengths. For more melanin,
54 MHz to 890 MHz molecules so that Infrared radiation
example snakes can causing tanning of
energy from the plays an important
detect infrared the skin
waves is transferred role in green house
waves and ‘visible’ UV radiations are
FM waves range from efficiently to rise the effect.
range of many absorbed by ordinary
88 MHz to 108 MHz temperature of any
insects extends well glass
food containing
into the ultraviolet Welders wear special
Cellular phones use water with out
region glass goggles or face
radio waves in heating the vessel
containing food masks with glass
ultrahigh frequency
windows to protect
(UHF) band
eyes from UV rays