incident radiant energy

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• Radiant energy — Visible light (a form of radiant energy) scattered by fog in a forest. Radiant energy is the energy of electromagnetic waves.[1] The quantity of radiant energy may be calculated by integrating radiant flux (or power) with respect to time and …   Wikipedia

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• absorption coefficient — noun a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber absorptance equals… …   Useful english dictionary

• absorbance — In spectrophotometry, log of the ratio of the radiant power of the incident radiation to the radiant power of the transmitted radiation. SYN: absorbancy, absorbency, extinction (2), o …   Medical dictionary

• transmittance — trans·mit·tance mit ən(t)s n 1) TRANSMISSION 2) the fraction of radiant energy that having entered a layer of absorbing matter reaches its farther boundary * * * trans·mit·tance (T) (trans mitґəns) 1. in analytical chemistry, the ratio I/I0… …   Medical dictionary

• insolation — noun a) Exposure to the rays of the sun. b) The incident radiant energy emitted by the sun which reaches a unit horizontal area of the Earths surface; the …   Wiktionary

• absorption coefficient — n the fraction of incident radiant energy which is absorbed per unit thickness, per unit mass, or per atom of an absorber called also coefficient of absorption * * * 1. absorptivity. 2. see linear absorption c. 3. see mass absorption c …   Medical dictionary

• absorptance — noun a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber absorptance equals… …   Useful english dictionary

• coefficient of absorption — noun a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber absorptance equals… …   Useful english dictionary

• Photoelectric effect — The photoelectric effect is a quantum electronic phenomenon in which electrons are emitted from matter after the absorption of energy from electromagnetic radiation such as x rays or visible light.cite book | title = Physics for Scientists… …   Wikipedia

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