Temperatures and
Characteristic Wavelengths

Some Blackbody Temperatures
Region Wavelength
(centimeters)
Energy
(eV)
Blackbody Temperature
(K)
Radio > 10 < 10-5 < 0.03
Microwave 10 - 0.01 10-5 - 0.01 0.03 - 30
Infrared 0.01 - 7 x 10-5 0.01 - 2 30 - 4100
Visible 7 x 10-5 - 4 x 10-5 2 - 3 4100 - 7300
Ultraviolet 4 x 10-5 - 10-7 3 - 103 7300 - 3 x 106
X-Rays 10-7 - 10-9 103 - 105 3 x 106 - 3 x 108
Gamma Rays < 10-9 > 105 > 3 x 108