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Is there a material that reflects UV but absorbs IR and visible light?
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∙ 14y ago
Polyethylene or Glass.
As an experiment go lie in the sun and try to get a sun-tan (or a sun-burn, if you are really fanatical). Lay some clear polyethylene (or a panel of glass) over part of your exposed skin. You should note that the skin under the plastic doesn't tan as well or burn as badly as the exposed skin. This is because the UV is absorbed and the visible and IR is unaffected.
Now I know you said REFLECTS visible and IR light, and Polyethylene and Glass are clearly transparent. (pun alert)
Ordinary paper is such a material however in order to test it requires a UV source, which are not all that easy to come by. To test merely shine your UV source on the test material and note the difference in intensity between the various test materials.
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