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Record 1 1996-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Radiation Protection
DEF

A unit of intensity of ultraviolet radiation, equal to the intensity of ultraviolet radiation at a specified wavelength whose energy flux is 100,000 watts per square meter; the wavelength usually specified is 296.7 nanometers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Radioprotection
CONT

«Dose d'irradiation». Les doses érythémales (irritation de la peau) d'ultraviolet sont évaluées par le produit kEt de l'éclairement énergétique de la surface irradiée par la durée d'irradiation, k étant un facteur d'efficacité, fonction de la longueur d'onde. L'unité adoptée, nommée finsen, correspond à une énergie de 0,6 millijoule par cm² pour une longueur d'onde 297 nm.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Radiación electromagnética
  • Protección contra la radiación
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