RADIOMETRY

MEASUREMENTS OF THE QUANTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH RADIANT ENERGY

(TERMS PREFIXED WITH RADIANT)

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MEASUREMENTS OF QUANTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHT

(TERMS PREFIXED WITH LUMINOUS)

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Luminous Flux (); Lumen (lm): Luminous flux is rate of flow of luminous energy and is defined as the rate at which luminous energy is incident on a 1 m2 of surface area, 1 m away from an isotropic point source of 1 candela (cd) intensity. Related to source and receiver
Thus a 1 candela isotropic point source placed at the centre of a sphere of 1 m radius, produces 4 lumens.
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Quantity of light (Q); lm-s: Quantity of luminous energy released by a source in a given period. Related to source and receiver.

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Luminous Intensity (I); Candela (cd): In earlier days it was defined as the intensity of spermaceti candle of the specific weight burning at a specific rate. The luminous power of such a candle was also said to be one candela. Related to point source.
A monochromatic source of wavelength 555 nm whose radiant intensity is 1/683 W/sr, is said to have luminous intensity one candela, luminous power of 1 candela and emitting 4 lumens.
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Luminous Intensity (I); Candela (cd): Luminous intensity of a point source in a particular direction, is equal to flux emitted by the point source per unit solid angle in that direction. Related to point source.

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Illuminance (E); lux(lx): Illuminance on a surface is the area density of luminous flux incident on the surface. Related to receiver.

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Luminance (L); cd/m2: Luminace of a broad source is defined as the area density of the luminous intensity leaving in the direction of viewing. Related to broad source.

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Luminance Exitance (M); lm/ m2: Luminance exitance of abroad source is defined as the area density of luminous flux leaving the source in all directions in front of the source. Related to broad source.

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Quantity Rate Radiant Energy Radiant Power Joules (w-s) Watt

PHOTOMETRY
Quantity of light (Q) Luminous Flux () Lumen-second Lumen (lm)

Source Power (point)

Source Power (Broad)

Radiant Power

Watt

Luminous Power

Candela=4* lm)

Emissive Power Watt/meter2

Luminous Exitance (M)

Lumen/meter2

Source Intensity (Point)

Source Intensity (Broad)

Radiant Intensity
Radiant Intensity

Watt/stredia n
Watt/(meter2 -stredian)

Luminous Intensity (I)

Lumen/stredian

Luminance (L)

Lumen/(meter2 -stredian)

Incident Flux

Irradiance

Watt/meter2

Illuminance (E)

Lumen/meter2 (Lux=lx)

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Luminous spectral efficacy (K); lm/ w: It is the luminous flux emitted by a source in the wave length range of and +d per unit watt of the radiant energy. Related to eye.

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Luminous spectral efficiency (V): It is the efficacy of the eye for a particular wave length normalised to its maximum value of 683 lm/w at 555 nm. Related to eye.

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Anatomy of the human eye [source: Goldstein, Sensation & Perception, 4th Ed.]

Photoreceptors pass their signals onto bipolar cells and then to ganglion cells. [source: Rodieck, The first steps in seeing]

 L<0.01cd/m2 (K)max = 1754 lm/w max = 507 nm

104cd/m2>L>10cd/m2 (K)max = 683 lm/w max = 555 nm K = 223 lm/w (111 lm/w)

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