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EA:  EM_BAND

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 334
Concept definition: The scientifically-accepted designation for a range of <<FREQUENCY>>s within the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic band.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
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Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND BLUE Approximately 610 terahertz to approximately 659 terahertz; blue. 35 IR [HECHT]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND C 4 to 8 gigahertz, a microwave subband within <<<SHF>>>; C. 16 IR [HCP, 10-212]  
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND D 110 gigahertz to 170 gigahertz; D. 45  
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND DEEP_UV Approximately 1,07 petahertz to approximately 1,580 petahertz; deep ultraviolet. 46 PR [ISO 21348:2007, Table 1]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND EHF 30 gigahertz to 300 gigahertz; extremely high frequency. 21 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "extremely high frequency"]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND ELF 3 hertz to 30 hertz; extremely low frequency. 3 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "extremely low frequency"]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND EXTREME_INFRARED 300 gigahertz to 20 terahertz; extreme infrared. 25 IR [HECHT]  
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND EXTREME_UV Approximately 3 petahertz to approximately 30 petahertz; extreme ultraviolet. 55  
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND F 90 gigahertz to 140 gigahertz; F. 47  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND FARULTRAVIOLET 3 petahertz to 300 petahertz; farultraviolet. 39 [SOED, "farultraviolet"]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND FAR_INFRARED 300 gigahertz to 6 terahertz; far infrared. 27 IR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND GAMMA 30 exahertz to 300 exahertz; gamma. 44 [SOED, "gamma", 3.c]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND GREEN Approximately 520 terahertz to approximately 610 terahertz; green. 34 IR [HECHT]  
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND HARD_X_RAY 3 exahertz to 30 exahertz; hard X-ray. 48  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND HF 3 megahertz to 30 megahertz; high frequency. 7 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "high frequency"]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND INFRARED 300 gigahertz to 385 terahertz; infrared. 24 IR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND INTERMEDIATE_INFRARED 6 terahertz to 100 terahertz; intermediate infrared. This is also known as mid infrared (MIR). 28 IR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND K 18 gigahertz to 27 gigahertz, a microwave subband within <<<SHF>>>; K. 19 IR [HCP, 10-212]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND KA 27 gigahertz to 40 gigahertz, a special band that overlaps the boundary of <<<SHF>>> and <<<EHF>>>; KA. 20 IR [HCP, 10-212]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND KU 12 gigahertz to 18 gigahertz, a microwave subband within <<<SHF>>>; KU. 18 IR [HCP, 10-212]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND L 1 gigahertz to 2 gigahertz, a microwave subband within <<<UHF>>>; L. 12 IR [HCP, 10-212]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND LF 30 kilohertz to 300 kilohertz; low frequency. 5 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "low frequency"]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND MF 300 kilohertz to 3 megahertz; medium frequency. 6 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "medium frequency"]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND MICROWAVE 3 gigahertz to 300 gigahertz; microwave. 13 [SOED, "microwave", A.1]
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND MID_UV Approximately 950 terahertz to approximately 1,07 petahertz; mid ultraviolet. 49 PR [ISO 21348:2007, Table 1]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND NEAR_INFRARED 100 terahertz to 385 terahertz; near infrared. 29 IR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND NEAR_UV Approximately 790 terahertz to approximately 950 terahertz; near ultraviolet. 38 PR [ISO 21348:2007, Table 1] [SOED, "near ultraviolet"]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND ORANGE Approximately 482 terahertz to approximately 503 terahertz; orange. 32 IR [HECHT]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND P_RADIO 225 megahertz to 390 megahertz, a special radio subband that overlaps the boundary of <<<VHF>>> and <<<UHF>>>; P radio. 10 [APDS, "P band"]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND Q_RADIO 36 megahertz to 46 megahertz, a radio subband within <<<VHF>>>; Q radio. 9 [APDS, "Q band"]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND RED Approximately 385 terahertz to approximately 482 terahertz; red. 31 PR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND RF Less than 3 gigahertz; radio frequency. Note that the RF band omits microwave bands, although these can be used for communication. 1 [SOED, "radio-frequency"]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND S 2 gigahertz to 4 gigahertz, a special microwave band that overlaps the boundary of <<<UHF>>> and <<<SHF>>>; S. 15 IR [HCP, 10-212]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND SHF 3 gigahertz to 30 gigahertz; super high frequency. 14 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "super high frequency"]  
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND SLF 30 hertz to 300 hertz; super low frequency. 50 [NWEES]
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND SOFT_X_RAY 30 petahertz to 3 exahertz; soft X-ray. 51  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND SUBMILLIMETRE 300 gigahertz to 3 terahertz; submillimetre. 26 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "submillimeter"]  
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND U 40 gigahertz to 60 gigahertz; U. This band overlaps the Q and <<<V>>> microwave subbands. 52  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND UHF 300 megahertz to 3 gigahertz; ultra-high frequency. 11 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "ultra-high frequency"]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND ULF Less than 3 hertz; ultra-low frequency. 2 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "ultra-low frequency"]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND UV Approximately 769 terahertz to 30 petahertz; ultraviolet. 37 IR [HECHT]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND UV_A Approximately 790 terahertz to 950 terahertz; ultraviolet A. This band is also known as UVA. 40 PR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1] [SOED, "UVA"]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND UV_B Approximately 950 terahertz to 1,07 petahertz; ultraviolet B. This band is also known as UVB. 41 PR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1] [SOED, "UVB"]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND UV_C Approximately 1,07 terahertz to 3 petahertz; ultraviolet C. This band is also known as UVC. 42 PR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1] [SOED, "UVC"]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND V 50 gigahertz to 75 gigahertz, a microwave subband within <<<EHF>>>; V. 22 [APDS, "V band"]
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND VACUUM_UV Approximately 1,58 petahertz to approximately 3 petahertz; vacuum ultraviolet. 53 PR [ISO 21348:2007, Table 1]  
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2014/02/14		 EM_BAND VF_ULF 300 hertz to 3 kilohertz; voice frequency (VF) / ultra low frequency (ULF). 54 [NWEES]
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND VHF 30 megahertz to 300 megahertz; very high frequency. 8 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "very high frequency"]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND VIOLET Approximately 659 terahertz to approximately 790 terahertz; violet. 36 IR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND VISIBLE 385 terahertz to 790 terahertz; visible. 30 PR [ISO 20473:2007, Table 1]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND VLF 3 kilohertz to 30 kilohertz; very low frequency. 4 PR [IEEE 100-2000, "very low frequency"]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND W 75 gigahertz to 110 gigahertz, a microwave subband within <<<EHF>>>; W. 23  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND X 8 gigahertz to 12 gigahertz, a microwave subband within <<<SHF>>>; X. 17 IR [HCP, 10-212]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND X_RAY 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz; X-ray. 43 IR [HCP, 10-212]  
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2005/06/07		 EM_BAND YELLOW Approximately 503 terahertz to approximately 520 terahertz; yellow. 33 IR [HECHT]  
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