The energy of a photon is:
Where h is the Planck constant, and c is the speed of light. Note that x-ray energies are usually reported in electron-volts (1 J = 6.2415096471204×15 keV).
Lookup tables
Far Infrared
E
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λ
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E
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λ
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E
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λ
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E
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λ
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E
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λ
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1.24 meV
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999.873 µm
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1.96 meV
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634.075 µm
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3.08 meV
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402.102 µm
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4.86 meV
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254.996 µm
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7.67 meV
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161.707 µm
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1.26 meV
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980.267 µm
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1.99 meV
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621.642 µm
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3.15 meV
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394.218 µm
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4.96 meV
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249.996 µm
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7.82 meV
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158.536 µm
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1.29 meV
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961.046 µm
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2.03 meV
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609.453 µm
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3.21 meV
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386.488 µm
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5.06 meV
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245.094 µm
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7.98 meV
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155.428 µm
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1.32 meV
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942.202 µm
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2.08 meV
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597.503 µm
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3.27 meV
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378.910 µm
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5.16 meV
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240.288 µm
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8.14 meV
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152.380 µm
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1.34 meV
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923.728 µm
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2.12 meV
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585.787 µm
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3.34 meV
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371.481 µm
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5.26 meV
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235.577 µm
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8.30 meV
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149.392 µm
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1.37 meV
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905.615 µm
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2.16 meV
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574.301 µm
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3.40 meV
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364.197 µm
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5.37 meV
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230.957 µm
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8.47 meV
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146.463 µm
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1.40 meV
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887.858 µm
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2.20 meV
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563.041 µm
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3.47 meV
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357.055 µm
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5.48 meV
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226.429 µm
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8.63 meV
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143.591 µm
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1.42 meV
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870.449 µm
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2.25 meV
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552.001 µm
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3.54 meV
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350.054 µm
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5.59 meV
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221.989 µm
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8.81 meV
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140.776 µm
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1.45 meV
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853.382 µm
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2.29 meV
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541.177 µm
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3.61 meV
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343.191 µm
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5.70 meV
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217.636 µm
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8.98 meV
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138.015 µm
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1.48 meV
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836.649 µm
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2.34 meV
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530.566 µm
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3.68 meV
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336.461 µm
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5.81 meV
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213.369 µm
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9.16 meV
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135.309 µm
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1.51 meV
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820.244 µm
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2.38 meV
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520.162 µm
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3.76 meV
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329.864 µm
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5.93 meV
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209.185 µm
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9.35 meV
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132.656 µm
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1.54 meV
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804.161 µm
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2.43 meV
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509.963 µm
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3.83 meV
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323.396 µm
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6.05 meV
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205.084 µm
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9.53 meV
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130.055 µm
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1.57 meV
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788.393 µm
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2.48 meV
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499.964 µm
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3.91 meV
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317.055 µm
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6.17 meV
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201.062 µm
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9.72 meV
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127.505 µm
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1.60 meV
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772.934 µm
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2.53 meV
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490.161 µm
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3.99 meV
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310.838 µm
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6.29 meV
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197.120 µm
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9.92 meV
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125.005 µm
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1.64 meV
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757.778 µm
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2.58 meV
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480.550 µm
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4.07 meV
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304.743 µm
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6.42 meV
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193.255 µm
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10.12 meV
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122.554 µm
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1.67 meV
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742.920 µm
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2.63 meV
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471.127 µm
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4.15 meV
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298.768 µm
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6.54 meV
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189.466 µm
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10.32 meV
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120.151 µm
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1.70 meV
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728.353 µm
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2.68 meV
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461.889 µm
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4.23 meV
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292.910 µm
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6.67 meV
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185.751 µm
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10.53 meV
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117.795 µm
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1.74 meV
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714.072 µm
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2.74 meV
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452.833 µm
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4.32 meV
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287.167 µm
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6.81 meV
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182.108 µm
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10.74 meV
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115.485 µm
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1.77 meV
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700.070 µm
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2.79 meV
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443.954 µm
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4.40 meV
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281.536 µm
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6.94 meV
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178.538 µm
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10.95 meV
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113.221 µm
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1.81 meV
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686.343 µm
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2.85 meV
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435.249 µm
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4.49 meV
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276.016 µm
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7.08 meV
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175.037 µm
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11.17 meV
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111.001 µm
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1.84 meV
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672.886 µm
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2.91 meV
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426.714 µm
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4.58 meV
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270.603 µm
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7.22 meV
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171.605 µm
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11.39 meV
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108.824 µm
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1.88 meV
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659.692 µm
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2.96 meV
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418.347 µm
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4.67 meV
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265.297 µm
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7.37 meV
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168.240 µm
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11.62 meV
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106.690 µm
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1.92 meV
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646.757 µm
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3.02 meV
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410.145 µm
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4.77 meV
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260.096 µm
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7.52 meV
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164.941 µm
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11.85 meV
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104.598 µm
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Mid Infrared
E
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λ
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E
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λ
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E
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λ
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E
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λ
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E
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λ
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12.40 meV
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99.987 µm
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19.55 meV
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63.408 µm
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30.83 meV
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40.210 µm
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48.62 meV
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25.500 µm
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76.67 meV
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16.171 µm
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12.65 meV
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98.027 µm
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19.94 meV
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62.164 µm
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31.45 meV
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39.422 µm
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49.59 meV
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25.000 µm
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78.21 meV
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15.854 µm
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12.90 meV
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96.105 µm
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20.34 meV
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60.945 µm
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32.08 meV
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38.649 µm
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50.59 meV
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24.509 µm
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79.77 meV
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15.543 µm
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13.16 meV
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94.220 µm
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20.75 meV
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59.750 µm
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32.72 meV
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37.891 µm
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51.60 meV
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24.029 µm
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81.37 meV
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15.238 µm
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13.42 meV
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92.373 µm
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21.17 meV
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58.579 µm
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33.38 meV
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37.148 µm
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52.63 meV
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23.558 µm
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82.99 meV
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14.939 µm
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13.69 meV
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90.562 µm
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21.59 meV
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57.430 µm
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34.04 meV
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36.420 µm
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53.68 meV
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23.096 µm
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84.65 meV
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14.646 µm
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13.96 meV
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88.786 µm
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22.02 meV
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56.304 µm
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34.72 meV
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35.706 µm
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54.76 meV
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22.643 µm
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86.35 meV
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14.359 µm
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14.24 meV
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87.045 µm
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22.46 meV
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55.200 µm
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35.42 meV
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35.005 µm
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55.85 meV
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22.199 µm
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88.07 meV
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14.078 µm
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14.53 meV
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85.338 µm
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22.91 meV
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54.118 µm
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36.13 meV
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34.319 µm
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56.97 meV
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21.764 µm
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89.83 meV
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13.802 µm
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14.82 meV
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83.665 µm
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23.37 meV
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53.057 µm
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36.85 meV
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33.646 µm
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58.11 meV
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21.337 µm
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91.63 meV
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13.531 µm
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15.12 meV
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82.024 µm
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23.84 meV
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52.016 µm
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37.59 meV
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32.986 µm
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59.27 meV
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20.919 µm
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93.46 meV
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13.266 µm
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15.42 meV
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80.416 µm
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24.31 meV
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50.996 µm
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38.34 meV
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32.340 µm
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60.46 meV
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20.508 µm
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95.33 meV
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13.005 µm
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15.73 meV
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78.839 µm
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24.80 meV
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49.996 µm
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39.10 meV
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31.706 µm
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61.66 meV
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20.106 µm
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97.24 meV
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12.750 µm
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16.04 meV
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77.293 µm
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25.29 meV
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49.016 µm
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39.89 meV
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31.084 µm
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62.90 meV
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19.712 µm
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99.18 meV
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12.500 µm
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16.36 meV
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75.778 µm
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25.80 meV
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48.055 µm
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40.68 meV
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30.474 µm
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64.16 meV
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19.325 µm
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101.17 meV
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12.255 µm
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16.69 meV
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74.292 µm
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26.32 meV
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47.113 µm
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41.50 meV
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29.877 µm
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65.44 meV
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18.947 µm
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103.19 meV
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12.015 µm
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17.02 meV
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72.835 µm
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26.84 meV
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46.189 µm
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42.33 meV
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29.291 µm
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66.75 meV
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18.575 µm
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105.25 meV
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11.779 µm
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17.36 meV
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71.407 µm
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27.38 meV
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45.283 µm
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43.18 meV
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28.717 µm
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68.08 meV
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18.211 µm
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107.36 meV
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11.549 µm
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17.71 meV
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70.007 µm
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27.93 meV
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44.395 µm
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44.04 meV
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28.154 µm
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69.44 meV
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17.854 µm
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109.51 meV
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11.322 µm
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18.06 meV
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68.634 µm
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28.49 meV
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43.525 µm
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44.92 meV
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27.602 µm
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70.83 meV
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17.504 µm
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111.70 meV
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11.100 µm
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18.43 meV
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67.289 µm
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29.06 meV
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42.671 µm
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45.82 meV
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27.060 µm
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72.25 meV
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17.160 µm
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113.93 meV
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10.882 µm
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18.79 meV
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65.969 µm
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29.64 meV
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41.835 µm
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46.73 meV
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26.530 µm
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73.69 meV
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16.824 µm
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116.21 meV
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10.669 µm
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19.17 meV
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64.676 µm
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30.23 meV
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41.014 µm
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47.67 meV
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26.010 µm
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75.17 meV
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16.494 µm
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118.53 meV
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10.460 µm
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Near Infrared
Visible Light
E
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λ
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E
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λ
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E
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λ
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E
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λ
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E
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λ
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1.77 eV
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700.5 nm
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1.99 eV
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624.6 nm
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2.23 eV
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556.9 nm
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2.50 eV
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496.5 nm
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2.80 eV
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442.7 nm
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1.78 eV
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697.0 nm
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2.00 eV
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621.5 nm
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2.24 eV
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554.1 nm
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2.51 eV
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494.0 nm
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2.81 eV
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440.5 nm
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1.79 eV
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693.5 nm
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2.01 eV
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618.4 nm
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2.25 eV
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551.3 nm
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2.52 eV
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491.6 nm
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2.83 eV
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438.3 nm
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1.80 eV
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690.1 nm
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2.02 eV
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615.3 nm
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2.26 eV
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548.6 nm
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2.53 eV
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489.1 nm
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2.84 eV
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436.1 nm
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1.81 eV
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686.6 nm
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2.03 eV
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612.2 nm
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2.27 eV
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545.9 nm
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2.55 eV
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486.7 nm
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2.86 eV
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434.0 nm
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1.81 eV
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683.2 nm
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2.04 eV
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609.2 nm
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2.28 eV
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543.2 nm
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2.56 eV
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484.3 nm
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2.87 eV
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431.8 nm
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1.82 eV
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679.8 nm
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2.05 eV
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606.1 nm
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2.29 eV
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540.5 nm
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2.57 eV
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481.9 nm
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2.89 eV
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429.7 nm
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1.83 eV
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676.4 nm
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2.06 eV
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603.1 nm
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2.31 eV
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537.8 nm
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2.59 eV
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479.5 nm
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2.90 eV
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427.5 nm
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1.84 eV
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673.1 nm
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2.07 eV
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600.1 nm
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2.32 eV
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535.1 nm
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2.60 eV
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477.1 nm
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2.91 eV
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425.4 nm
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1.85 eV
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669.7 nm
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2.08 eV
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597.1 nm
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2.33 eV
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532.4 nm
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2.61 eV
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474.7 nm
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2.93 eV
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423.3 nm
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1.86 eV
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666.4 nm
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2.09 eV
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594.2 nm
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2.34 eV
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529.8 nm
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2.62 eV
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472.4 nm
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2.94 eV
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421.2 nm
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1.87 eV
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663.1 nm
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2.10 eV
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591.2 nm
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2.35 eV
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527.1 nm
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2.64 eV
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470.0 nm
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2.96 eV
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419.1 nm
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1.88 eV
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659.8 nm
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2.11 eV
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588.3 nm
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2.36 eV
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524.5 nm
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2.65 eV
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467.7 nm
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2.97 eV
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417.0 nm
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1.89 eV
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656.5 nm
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2.12 eV
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585.3 nm
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2.38 eV
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521.9 nm
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2.66 eV
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465.3 nm
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2.99 eV
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414.9 nm
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1.90 eV
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653.2 nm
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2.13 eV
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582.4 nm
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2.39 eV
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519.3 nm
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2.68 eV
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463.0 nm
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3.00 eV
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412.8 nm
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1.91 eV
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650.0 nm
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2.14 eV
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579.5 nm
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2.40 eV
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516.7 nm
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2.69 eV
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460.7 nm
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3.02 eV
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410.8 nm
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1.92 eV
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646.7 nm
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2.15 eV
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576.7 nm
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2.41 eV
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514.2 nm
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2.70 eV
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458.4 nm
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3.03 eV
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408.8 nm
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1.93 eV
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643.5 nm
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2.16 eV
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573.8 nm
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2.42 eV
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511.6 nm
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2.72 eV
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456.2 nm
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3.05 eV
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406.7 nm
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1.94 eV
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640.3 nm
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2.17 eV
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570.9 nm
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2.44 eV
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509.1 nm
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2.73 eV
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453.9 nm
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3.06 eV
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404.7 nm
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1.95 eV
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637.1 nm
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2.18 eV
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568.1 nm
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2.45 eV
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506.5 nm
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2.75 eV
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451.6 nm
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3.08 eV
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402.7 nm
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1.96 eV
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634.0 nm
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2.19 eV
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565.3 nm
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2.46 eV
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504.0 nm
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2.76 eV
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449.4 nm
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3.09 eV
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400.7 nm
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1.97 eV
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630.8 nm
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2.20 eV
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562.5 nm
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2.47 eV
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501.5 nm
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2.77 eV
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447.1 nm
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3.11 eV
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398.7 nm
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1.98 eV
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627.7 nm
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2.22 eV
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559.7 nm
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2.48 eV
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499.0 nm
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2.79 eV
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444.9 nm
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3.13 eV
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396.7 nm
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Near Ultraviolet
Extreme Ultraviolet
Soft X-rays
Hard X-rays
Gamma rays