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TRANSPARENCY FACTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

The ratio of the transmitted radiant power ... to that incident on the sample ...

DEF

The radiant power transmitted by a body divided by the total radiant power incident upon the body.

CONT

This says nothing about the intensity of the circle of light, which leads us to transmission - the ratio between light entering the objective lens and the light leaving the binoculars.

CONT

Transmittance in infra-red spectrum.

OBS

light transmittance: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

Rapport du flux énergétique ou lumineux transmis au flux incident.

CONT

Facteur de transmission dans les régions spectrales infrarouges.

CONT

Transmittance des vitres : 0,86.

OBS

transmittance : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Radiación electromagnética
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