High School Is there a material that allows visible light and UV light to pass through?

[Furno]

Is there a material that allows visible light and uv light to pass through?

Edit: A physical material

 

[PeroK]

Is there a material that allows visible light and uv light to pass through?

Air?

 

[Furno]

Is there a physical material that allows both to pass through?

 

[Ibix]

You mean a solid? Some plastics can transmit both, I gather. Googling "UV transparent glass" turned up some hits. Why do you want to know?

 

[Furno]

You mean a solid? Some plastics can transmit both, I gather. Googling "UV transparent glass" turned up some hits. Why do you want to know?

Yes please.

 

[hutchphd]

Is there a physical material that allows both to pass through?

Quartz

 

[Furno]

Quartz

Can visible light pass through quartz as well?

 

[sysprog]

Ordinary window glass passes UV. Such glass requires a special coating to block UV.

 

[Furno]

Ordinary window glass passes UV. Such glass requires a special coating to block UV.

Is there a way to not have the coating?

 

[Keith_McClary]

window glass passes UV

Standard window glass, according to the International Ultraviolet Association, will allow UV-A to pass through while almost 100% of the UV-B and UV-C light is blocked.

 

[hutchphd]

https://technicalglass.com/fused_quartz_transmission/

How hard is that?

 

[Keith_McClary]

https://technicalglass.com/fused_quartz_transmission/

How hard is that?

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[sophiecentaur]

How hard is that?

Information searches are an acquired skill. It's one of the things that PF can help with.