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Technically speaking, what should EM in that range called? Not visible light, as it's not visible. Not exactly microwave either, or is it?
by can16358p 4y ago
Technically speaking, what should EM in that range called?
Not visible light, as it's not visible.
Not exactly microwave either, or is it?
- downvotetruth 4y agoMetric: centimicrometer
- was_a_dev 4y ago0.3-3.0THz is given usually named just THz, given surrounding bands are already named. Another convention is sub-mm, given the wavelength is just that, being on the order of microns.
- Dylan16807 4y ago"Named", yes. Ugh. I mean, find a random person on the street and ask them to sort "Extremely", "Super", and "Ultra", and how confident they are.
- was_a_dev 4y agoI don't understand your point. Every part of the EM spectrum is "Named"
- Dylan16807 4y agoMy point is that the names are awful and hard to remember, so they're almost worse than using the numbers by themselves.
- was_a_dev 4y agoMaybe - I work in the THz field, so it might seem more intuitive to me. But naming is hard by the admission of software engineers, right?
- Sporktacular 4y agoThe lack of a common name among laymen is due to the 'dead zone' itself - lack of technology/applications etc. entering popular usage. Would Extreme Infrared work?