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  2. Action spectrum - Wikipedia

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    An action spectrum is a graph of the rate of biological effectiveness plotted against wavelength of light. [1] It is related to absorption spectrum in many systems. Mathematically, it describes the inverse quantity of light required to evoke a constant response.

  3. Photosynthetically active radiation - Wikipedia

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    Bottom: PAR action spectrum (oxygen evolution per incident photon) of an isolated chloroplast. Chlorophyll , the most abundant plant pigment, is most efficient in capturing red and blue light. Accessory pigments such as carotenes and xanthophylls harvest some green light and pass it on to the photosynthetic process, but enough of the green ...

  4. Sunscreen - Wikipedia

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    UV sunlight spectrum (on a summer day in the Netherlands), along with the CIE Erythemal action spectrum. The effective spectrum is the product of the former two. The SPF can be measured by applying sunscreen to the skin of a volunteer and measuring how long it takes before sunburn occurs when exposed to an artificial sunlight source.

  5. Sunburn - Wikipedia

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    Sunburn effect (as measured by the UV Index) is the product of the sunlight spectrum at the Earth's surface (radiation intensity) and the erythemal action spectrum (skin sensitivity). Long-wavelength UV is more prevalent, but each milliwatt at 295 nm produces almost 100 times more sunburn than at 315 nm.

  6. Spectrum - Wikipedia

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    The spectrum in a rainbow. A spectrum (pl.: spectra or spectrums) [1] is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary, without gaps, across a continuum. The word spectrum was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of colors in visible light after passing through a prism.

  7. US Vice President Harris calls for action on "full spectrum ...

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    In her speech, Harris called for a broader definition of AI safety to include the "full spectrum" of threats, including bias, discrimination and the spread of disinformation.

  8. Wave action (continuum mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    However, wave action is a quantity which is conserved for the wave-part of the motion. The equation for the conservation of wave action is for instance used extensively in wind wave models to forecast sea states as needed by mariners, the offshore industry and for coastal defense. Also in plasma physics and acoustics the concept of wave action ...

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