Subject: Re: ultraviolet light

From: [email-masked] (Jonathan E. Hardis)
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 17:51:42 -0500

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Clay
Comstock) wrote:

> Can anyone tell me what kind of glass or plastic lets uv light through?

That depends on what wavelength band of ultraviolet radiation you have in mind.
Most glasses will transmit reasonably well down to about 300 or 350 nm.
Fused silica (glass) is used for transmission down to about 200 nm.

  - Jonathan