Principles and nomenclature for the quantification of light
Author
Editor
- Lars Olof Björn
Summary, in English
This chapter does not deal with any practical aspects of light measurement, only with theoretical concepts. The following concepts are explained: energy fluence , energy fluence rate, photon fluence, photon fluence rate and radiance, mol, as well as the following superflu-ous or obsolete terms and synonyms: actinic flux, space irradiance, scalar irradiance, spherical irradiance, vectorial irradiance and einstein. The chapter furthermore deals with spectral weighting of radiation, and some psychophysical concepts, such as illuminance, lumen, lux etc.
Department/s
Publishing year
2008
Language
English
Pages
41-49
Publication/Series
Photobiology — The science of life and light, 2nd. ed.
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Biological Sciences
Keywords
- Irradiance Fluence Fluence rate Exposure Wavelength Weighting function Photon flux density Radiance Radiation power
Status
Published
Project
- Photobiology
Research group
- Photobiology
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-0-387-72654-0