Ultraviolet Radiation 1
Ultraviolet Radiation 1 : Radiation and Radiological Disasters. (Opt; Abb: uv) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range from 400 to 4000 A, between visible light and long-wavelength X-rays. Also called: Black Light. Note: Ultraviolet radiation causes sunburn, excites fluorescence and phosphorescence, is destructive to plastics, and produces other photoeffects. Phototubes and other detectors are sensitive to uv radiation