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17-21-082

photon exitance

Mp; M

density of exiting photon flux with respect to area at a point on a real or imaginary surface

where Φp is photon flux and A is the area from which the photon flux leaves

Note 1 to entry: The corresponding radiometric quantity is "radiant exitance". The corresponding photometric quantity is "luminous exitance".

Note 2 to entry: The photon exitance is expressed in second to the power minus one per square metre (s−1·m−2).

Note 3 to entry: This entry was numbered 845-01-49 in IEC 60050-845:1987.

Note 4 to entry: This entry was numbered 17-923 in CIE S 017:2011.

Publication date: 2020-12
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