Wavelength of all electromagnetic spectrum classes
Wavelength is the distance between successive repeated values in a wave pattern. The next table shows the range of wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation.
# | S | Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | γ | Gamma rays | 1 pm | 10 pm |
| 2 | HX | Hard X-rays | 10 pm | 100 pm |
| 3 | SX | Soft X-rays | 100 pm | 1 nm |
| 4 | SX | Soft X-rays | 1 nm | 10 nm |
| 5 | EUV | Extreme ultraviolet | 10 nm | 100 nm |
| 6 | NUV | Near ultraviolet / visible | 100 nm | 1 μm |
| 7 | NIR | Near infrared | 1 μm | 10 μm |
| 8 | MIR | Mid infrared | 10 μm | 100 μm |
| 9 | FIR | Far infrared | 100 μm | 1 mm |
| 10 | EHF | Extremely high frequency | 1 mm | 1 cm |
| 11 | SHF | Super high frequency | 1 cm | 1 dm |
| 12 | UHF | Ultra high frequency | 1 dm | 1 m |
| 13 | VHF | Very high frequency | 1 m | 10 m |
| 14 | HF | High frequency | 10 m | 100 m |
| 15 | MF | Medium frequency | 100 m | 1 km |
| 16 | LF | Low frequency | 1 km | 10 km |
| 17 | VLF | Very low frequency | 10 km | 100 km |
| 18 | ULF | Ultra low frequency | 100 km | 1000 km |
| 19 | SLF | Super low frequency | 1000 km | 10000 km |
| 20 | ELF | Extremely low frequency | 10000 km | 100000 km |