ultraviolet rays
Invisible sun emission
Ultraviolet rays are electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays.
The sun emits ultraviolet rays, which cause sunburn and skin damage but also help the body produce vitamin D.
Artificial sources include tanning beds and blacklights.
Often shortened to UV rays or simply UV: UV exposure increases skin cancer risk.
- sunburnUV-induced skin inflammation
- sun damageHarm from UV exposure
- summer sunWarm-season daylight source
- tanning bedIndoor UV browning device
- solar radiationEnergy emitted by sun
skin cancer · aging skin · electromagnetic waves · light spectrum · wavelength · DNA damage · dosimeter · nanometers · forensic analysis · phototherapy · UV-C · water purification · radiometer · ozone layer depletion · sunscreen · rays · melanin · photons
- sunsol, solar, sunlight, sunspots, sunshine
- radiation
- cosmic rayscosmic rays, cosmic radiation, solar rays, proton, protons
ultraviolet raysinfrared radiation
Electromagnetic waves below visible red
infrared light · infrared · thermal radiation · radio waves · microwaves