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CIE STANDARD ILLUMINANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
  • Industrial Standardization
DEF

The illuminants A and D65, defined by the CIE in terms of relative spectral power distributions.

OBS

These illuminants are intended to represent: 1. A - Planckian radiation with a temperature of 2 856 K; 2. D65 - A daylight illuminant or phase of daylight with a correlated colour temperature of approximately 6 500 K (also called "nominal correlated colour temperature of the daylight illuminant," i.e. "approximate" and "nominal" are used).

OBS

Illuminants B and C and other D illuminants, previously denoted as "standard illuminants," should now be termed "CIE illuminants."

OBS

CIE standard illuminants: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • CIE standard illuminant
  • International Commission on Illumination standard illuminant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
  • Normalisation industrielle
DEF

Illuminants A et D65, dont les répartitions spectrales relatives d'énergie sont définies par la CIE.

OBS

Ces illuminants sont censés représenter : 1. A - Le rayonnement d'un radiateur de Planck à une température de 2 856 K; 2. D65 - L'illuminant lumière du jour ou phase de la lumière du jour avec une température de couleur corrélée d'approximativement 6 500 K (nommée aussi «température de couleur corrélée nominale de l'illuminant lumière du jour», c'est-à-dire que «approximatif» et «nominal» sont utilisés).

OBS

Il convient que les illuminants B et C et [les autres illuminants] D, précédemment notés comme «illuminants standard» soient maintenant nommés «illuminants CIE».

OBS

illuminants normalisés CIE : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • illuminant normalisé CIE
  • illuminant normalisé par la Commission internationale de l'éclairage

Spanish

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