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The longest wavelength infrared radiation band - 8 to 14 microns. Also referred to as Long Wave Infrared.
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A term for the longer wavelengths of the infrared region, 25 µm-1 mm, and generally accepted shorter wavelength limit of the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Severely limited in terrestrial use, as the atmosphere transmits very little radiation in this range.
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Electromagnetic radiation, longer than the thermal infrared, with wavelengths between about 25 and 1000 micrometers. See electromagnetic spectrum.
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the region of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths greater than infrared but shorter than microwaves; radiation between about 4 microns and 0.1 millimeters
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Infrared radiation whose wavelength is in the range from 8 to 100 microns.
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The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between the middle infrared and microwaves. This covers the wavelength range approximately from 15 μm to 1 mm, but usage varies.
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