UV light
Tanning bed emission
UV light is ultraviolet light—electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays.
Most UV light comes from the sun; it causes sunburns and skin damage but also helps the body produce vitamin D.
Artificial UV light is used in tanning beds, sterilization equipment, and black lights that make certain materials fluoresce.
- blacklightUltraviolet radiation source
- invisible inkHidden writing fluid
- UVBMedium-wave ultraviolet light
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- melaninNatural coloring compound
ozone layer · sunscreen · germicidal · forensic analysis · DNA damage · ultraviolet · photolithography · electromagnetic spectrum · nail lamp · stratosphere · erythema · sun damage · skin cancer · crime scene · solar radiation · rays · crosslinking · tanning
- light spectrumvisible spectrum, spectrum, sunlight, rainbow, wavelength
- counterfeit detectionwatermark, hologram, serial number, magnetic strip, microprinting
- counterfeitingcounterfeit currency, counterfeit bills, counterfeit cash, fake money, fake bills
- UV lightUV rays, UVA, UVB, UVC, ultraviolet
- Space Radiationcosmic rays, solar radiation, radiation exposure, radiation shielding, radiation dose
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
UV lightinfrared light
Electromagnetic waves below red
infrared radiation · infrared · thermal radiation · radio waves · microwaves
UV lightvisible light
Radiation the eye detects
visible spectrum · white light · daylight · sunlight · colored light