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mid infrared

(MIR, mid-IR)
(infrared radiation with wavelengths in the 7.5-25 μm range)

Mid infrared, meaning the middle of the infrared band, is generally considered to include wavelengths in the range of 7.5-25 μm. Astronomical bands include the N band and Q band, each associated with an atmospheric window.

(infrared,EMR,spectrum,band)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_astronomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared#Regions_within_the_infrared
http://www.icc.dur.ac.uk/~tt/Lectures/Galaxies/Images/Infrared/Regions/irregions.html
http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/ast613/lectures/mid_ir/mid_ir.html
WaveLFreqPhoton
Energy		  
7.5μm40THz165meVbeginmid infrared
25μm12THz50meVendmid infrared

Referenced by pages:
chopping mirror
European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)
European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope (ESO VLT)
Gemini Observatory
infrared (IR)
infrared dark cloud (IRDC)
Infrared Telescope Maffei (ITM)
IRTF
IRTS
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
L-type star (L)
Large Binocular Telescope (LBT)
MMT
obscured fraction-luminosity relation
Origins Space Telescope (OST)
Q band
radiometer
SOFIA
SPICA
Subaru Telescope
T-type star (T)
United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT)
University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO)
Wien's displacement law
Y-type star (Y)
young stellar object (YSO)
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