UVC glossary A-Z - sterilAir AG

UVC glossary on UVC disinfection & Co.

The glossary below contains approx. 220 terms and abbreviations relating to UVC disinfection and UVC disinfection.

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- radiometer
  
  A radiometer serves to measure electromagnetic waves. These devices are generally based on photodiodes which convert the incoming radiation into a proportional electrical signal. Lux meters and photometers are typical radiometers.
- radiometry
  
  Radiometry is the science of radiation measurement, used in astronomy and physics, among others.
- recipient
  
  A person, organism or thing that receives something.
- reflection (phys.)
  
  Reflection refers to the (partial) return of electromagnetic waves at an interface. Reflection is the opposite of absorption. Since UVC rays have a different wavelength from light, they also behave differently at interfaces in terms of absorption and reflection. Light-reflecting surfaces are therefore not to be understood as synonymous with UVC-reflecting ones!
- reoviruses
  
  Reoviruses (sci. family Reoviridae) are unenveloped viruses with double-stranded RNA. The rotavirus (a diarrhoea pathogen), for example, belongs to this group.
- replication
  
  The propagation of genetic information (DNA).
- resistance (bio.)
  
  Resistance describes the ability of a microorganism to withstand measures taken to destroy it. The increasing resistance of pathogens to antibiotics is of growing concern in medicine.
- resonance line
  
  A resonance line is the measurable signal transmitted by excited atoms when transitioning from their excited state to their original state.
- rickets
  
  A childhood bone disease that can usually be traced to a Vitamin D metabolic disorder.
- RNA
  
  [Abbr. for ribonucleic acid] - DNA matrix generated by transcription.

radiometer

A radiometer serves to measure electromagnetic waves. These devices are generally based on photodiodes which convert the incoming radiation into a proportional electrical signal. Lux meters and photometers are typical radiometers.
radiometry

Radiometry is the science of radiation measurement, used in astronomy and physics, among others.
recipient

A person, organism or thing that receives something.
reflection (phys.)

Reflection refers to the (partial) return of electromagnetic waves at an interface. Reflection is the opposite of absorption. Since UVC rays have a different wavelength from light, they also behave differently at interfaces in terms of absorption and reflection. Light-reflecting surfaces are therefore not to be understood as synonymous with UVC-reflecting ones!
reoviruses

Reoviruses (sci. family Reoviridae) are unenveloped viruses with double-stranded RNA. The rotavirus (a diarrhoea pathogen), for example, belongs to this group.
replication

The propagation of genetic information (DNA).
resistance (bio.)

Resistance describes the ability of a microorganism to withstand measures taken to destroy it. The increasing resistance of pathogens to antibiotics is of growing concern in medicine.
resonance line

A resonance line is the measurable signal transmitted by excited atoms when transitioning from their excited state to their original state.
rickets

A childhood bone disease that can usually be traced to a Vitamin D metabolic disorder.
RNA

[Abbr. for ribonucleic acid] - DNA matrix generated by transcription.

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radiometer

A radiometer serves to measure electromagnetic waves. These devices are generally based on photodiodes which convert the incoming radiation into a proportional electrical signal. Lux meters and photometers are typical radiometers.
radiometry

Radiometry is the science of radiation measurement, used in astronomy and physics, among others.
recipient

A person, organism or thing that receives something.
reflection (phys.)

Reflection refers to the (partial) return of electromagnetic waves at an interface. Reflection is the opposite of absorption. Since UVC rays have a different wavelength from light, they also behave differently at interfaces in terms of absorption and reflection. Light-reflecting surfaces are therefore not to be understood as synonymous with UVC-reflecting ones!
reoviruses

Reoviruses (sci. family Reoviridae) are unenveloped viruses with double-stranded RNA. The rotavirus (a diarrhoea pathogen), for example, belongs to this group.
replication

The propagation of genetic information (DNA).
resistance (bio.)

Resistance describes the ability of a microorganism to withstand measures taken to destroy it. The increasing resistance of pathogens to antibiotics is of growing concern in medicine.
resonance line

A resonance line is the measurable signal transmitted by excited atoms when transitioning from their excited state to their original state.
rickets

A childhood bone disease that can usually be traced to a Vitamin D metabolic disorder.
RNA

[Abbr. for ribonucleic acid] - DNA matrix generated by transcription.