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UV Irradiance is the radiant power, within a stated wavelength range, arriving at a surface per. unit area, usually expressed in watts or milliwatts per square centimeter. Irradiance varies with lamp. output power, efficiency and focus of its reflector system, and distance to the surface.
Uvc, at 200 to 280 nm, which is the most energetic and most damaging but least prevalent of the uv radiation types, is totally absorbed by ozone and normal diatomic oxygen high in the atmosphere. Ozone is most effective at absorbing radiation at the 250 nm wavelength. In fact, it is 100 times more efficient at 250 nm than it is at 350 nm. After ozone absorbs this shortwave radiation, it reradiates it at generally longer wavelengths which initially goes in all directions.