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Quantities and units
Part 7: Light
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Contents Page
Foreword........................................................................................................................................................ iv
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... vi
1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Normative references .......................................................................................................................... 1
3 Names, symbols and definitions ............................................................................................... ......... 1
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ForewordISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISOtechnical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has beenestablished has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental andnon-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the InternationalElectrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standardsadopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as anInternational Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patentrights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 80000-7 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 12, Quantities, units, symbols, conversion factors in cooperation with IEC/TC 25, Quantities and units, and their letter symbols .
This first edition of ISO 80000-7 cancels and replaces the third edition of ISO 31-6:1992. It also incorporates theAmendment ISO 31-6:1992/Amd.1:1998. The major technical changes from the previous standard are thefollowing:
— the presentation of numerical statements has been changed;— 0.5.3 Photopic quantities , 0.5.4 Scotopic quantities and 0.5.5 Values have been added;
— the normative references have been changed;
— new items have been added and denoted by dash (see 0.1);
— the order and the definitions of luminous terms have been changed to bring the presentation more in linewith the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary.
ISO 80000 consists of the following parts, under the general title Quantities and units :
— Part 1: General
— Part 2: Mathematical signs and symbols to be used in the natural sciences and technology
— Part 3: Space and time
— Part 4: Mechanics
— Part 5: Thermodynamics
— Part 7: Light
— Part 8: Acoustics
— Part 9: Physical chemistry and molecular physics
— Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics
— Part 11: Characteristic numbers
— Part 12: Solid state physics
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IEC 80000 consists of the following parts, under the general title Quantities and units :
— Part 6: Electromagnetism
— Part 13: Information science and technology
— Part 14: Telebiometrics related to human physiology
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Introduction
0.1 Arrangements of the tables
The tables of quantities and units in this International Standard are arranged so that the quantities arepresented on the left-hand pages and the units on the corresponding right-hand pages.
All units between two full lines on the right-hand pages belong to the quantities between the corresponding fulllines on the left-hand pages.
Where the numbering of an item has been changed in the revision of a part of ISO 31, the number in the
preceding edition is shown in parenthesis on the left-hand page under the new number for the quantity; a dashis used to indicate that the item in question did not appear in the preceding edition.
0.2 Tables of quantities
The names in English and in French of the most important quantities within the field of this InternationalStandard are given together with their symbols and, in most cases, their definitions. These names and symbolsare recommendations. The definitions are given for identification of the quantities in the International System ofQuantities (ISQ), listed on the left hand pages of the table; they are not intended to be complete.
The scalar, vector or tensor character of quantities is pointed out, especially when this is needed for thedefinitions.
In most cases only one name and only one symbol for the quantity are given; where two or more names or twoor more symbols are given for one quantity and no special distinction is made, they are on an equal footing.When two types of italic letters exist (for example as with and ; and ; a and ; g and ) only one of theseis given. This does not mean that the other is not equally acceptable. It is recommended that such variantsshould not be given different meanings. A symbol within parenthesis implies that it is a reserve symbol, to beused when, in a particular context, the main symbol is in use with a different meaning.
In this English edition, the quantity names in French are printed in an italic font, and are preceded by fr . Thegender of the French name is indicated by (m) for masculine and (f) for feminine, immediately after the noun inthe French name.
0.3 Tables of units
0.3.1 General
The names of units for the corresponding quantities are given together with the international symbols and thedefinitions. These unit names are language-dependent, but the symbols are international and the same in alllanguages. For further information, see the SI Brochure (8th edition 2006) from BIPM and ISO 80000-11).
The units are arranged in the following way.
a) The coherent SI units are given first. The SI units have been adopted by the General Conference on
Weights and Measures (Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, CGPM). The use of coherent SI units,
1) To be published.
ϑ θ ϕ φ a g
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0.5.4 Scotopic quantities
For scotopic vision (provided by the rods and used for vision at night), corresponding quantities from item 7-28to item 7-48 are defined in the same manner as the photopic ones, using symbols with a prime.
For item 7-28, spectral luminous efficiency, the remarks would read:Standard values of luminous efficiency function for scotopic vision were originally adopted by CIE in1951. They were later adopted by the CIPM [see BIPM Monograph: Principles Governing Photometry (1983)].
For item 7-29, maximum spectral luminous efficacy (for scotopic vision), the definition would read:
“for scotopic vision, .”
0.5.5 Values
The fundamental physical constants given in ISO 80000-7 series are quoted in the consistent values of thefundamental physical constants published in “2006 CODATA recommended values”. See also CODATA websiteredirecting to: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/index.html.
V (λ)
K m =683
V (555,016 nm)lm/W ≈ 1 700 lm/W
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UNITS LIGHT
Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-1.a hertz Hz 1 Hz 1 s–1
7-2.a metre to powerminus one
m–1 The unit for wavenumbercommonly used inspectroscopy is centimetre topower minus one, cm–1, ratherthan metre to power minus one,m–1.
7-3.a metre m ångström (Å); 1 Å
(continued)
:=
:= 10−10 m
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LIGHT QUANTITIES
Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-4.1(6-6 )
speed of light invacuum,speed of electro-magnetic wavesin vacuum
fr vitesse (f) de la lumière dans le vide,
vitesse (f) des ondes électro- magnétiques dans le vide
speed of electromagneticwaves in vacuum
The speed of light in vacuum is afundamental constant used fordefinition of metre. SeeISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-1.a andIEC 80000-6:2008, item 6-35.2.
In relativity, the terms subluminal,luminal and superluminal speedare sometimes used for speedless than, equal to, or greater thanthe speed of light in vacuum.
7-4.2 speed of lightfr vitesse (f) de la
lumière
in a medium, the phase speed(ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-8.2)of electromagnetic radiation in agiven direction and of aspecified frequency
7-5(6-44 )
refractive indexfr indice (m) de
réfraction where is the speed of lightin vacuum (item 7-4.1) and
is the phase speed(ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-8.2)in a given direction ofelectromagnetic radiation of aspecified frequency in amedium
In a medium, depends upon thefrequency of light used; thus
.
For a medium with absorption,complex refractive index k k0 may be defined where k0 is thewave vector in vacuum and k isthe complex wave vector in amedium. Then,
whereis the linear absorption
coefficient (item 7-25.2) and i isthe imaginary unit.
For an anisotropic medium, is atensor.
7-6(6-7 )
radiant energyfr énergie (f)
rayonnante
, ,( , )
energy (ISO 80000-5:2007,item 5-20.1) emitted,transferred or received asradiation
Visible radiant energy is calledluminous energy (item 7-34).Photonic energy may beexpressed by photon numbers(item 7-49).
c0
c0 := 299 792 458 m · s−1
c
n n = c0 / c
c0
c
cν
n = n(ν )
= n
n = n + ik = n + iα /4πν α
n
Q W U Qe
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-4.a metre per second m·s–1
7-5.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
7-6.a joule J
(continued)
1 J := 1 kg · m2 · s−2
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-10.a second to thepower minus one
s–1
7-11.a second kilogram tothe power minus
one
s·kg–1 For the coefficients usingspectral energy density in
terms of frequency , the SI unitis m·kg–1.
7-12.a second kilogram tothe power minusone
s·kg–1 For the coefficients usingspectral energy density interms of frequency , the SI unitis m·kg–1.
(continued)
Bν , jkρν (ν )
ν
Bν , kjρν (ν )
ν
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-13.a watt W 1 W = 1 J·s–1
This unit is identical to the unitfor mechanical power(ISO 80000-4:2006, item4-26.a).
7-14.a watt per steradian W·sr–1 For the steradian, see theIntroduction, 0.3.2.
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-15.a watt per steradianmetre squared
W·sr–1·m–2
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-16.a watt per metresquared
W·m–2
7-17.a joule per metresquared
J·m–2
7-18.a watt per metresquared
W·m–2
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-19(6-16 )
irradiancefr éclairement (m)
énergétique
, ( ) at a point on a surface,
where is the radiant flux(item 7-13) incident on anelement of the surface with area
(ISO 80000-3:2006, item3-6)
where is spectralirradiance.
See the Introduction, 0.5.1, andthe Remarks in item 7-13.
Visible irradiance is calledilluminance (item 7-36). Photonicirradiance may be expressed byphoton numbers (see item 7-54).
7-20(6-17 ) radiant exposurefr exposition (f)
énergétique
, ( )
where is the irradiance (item7-19) acting during the timeinterval with duration(ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-7)
Visible radiant exposure is calledluminous exposure (item 7-41).Photonic radiant exposure may beexpressed by photon numbers(see item 7-55).
7-21.1(6-21.1)
emissivity,emittance
fr émissivité (f) where is the radiant exitance(item 7-18) of a thermal radiatorand is the radiant exitance
of a blackbody at the sametemperature(ISO 80000-5:2007, item 5-1)
7-21.2(6-21.2 )
spectral emissivity,emissivity at a
specifiedwavelength
fr émissivité (f)spectrale
where is the spectralradiant exitance (item 7-18) of athermal radiator andis the spectral radiant exitanceof a blackbody at the sametemperature
The spectral emissivity is afunction of wavelength (item7-3.2); this is usually indicated bythe symbol . For ,see item 7-18 and Remarks initem 7-13.
E E e
E =dΦ
dAdΦ
dA
E =
∞ 0
E λ(λ) dλ
E λ(λ)
H H e H =∆t 0
E dt
E
∆t
ε ε = M / M b
M
M b
ε (λ) ε (λ) = M λ(λ)/ M b,λ(λ)
M λ (λ)
M b,λ (λ)ε (λ) M λ (λ)
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-19.a watt per metresquared
W·m–2
7-20.a joule per metresquared J·m–2
7-21.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-22.1(6-40.1)
absorptancefr facteur (m)
d'absorption,absorptance (f)
,
where is the absorbedradiant flux (item 7-13) or theabsorbed luminous flux (item7-32) and is the radiant flux(item 7-13) or luminous flux(item 7-32) of the incidentradiation
, .
These quantities are also definedspectrally, in which case,“spectral” is added before thesequantity names (e.g. spectralreflectance), and the symbols areexpressed as , and ,respectively. The quantities , ,are averages of the spectralquantities weighted by the spectraldistribution of the used light.
Due to the energy conservation,except when
polarized radiation is observed.
See also items 7-47.1, 7-47.2 and7-47.3
7-22.2(6-40.2 )
reflectancefr facteur (m) de
réflexion,réflectance (f)
where is the reflected radiantflux (item 7-13) or the reflected
luminous flux (item 7-32) andis the radiant flux (item7-13) or luminous flux (item7-32) of the incident radiation
7-22.3(6-40.3 )
transmittancefr facteur (m) de
transmission,transmittance (f)
,
where is the transmittedradiant flux (item 7-13) orluminous flux (item 7-32) and
is the radiant flux (item7-13) or luminous flux (item7-32) of the incident radiation
7-23.1(6-41)
transmittancedensity,
optical density,decadic
absorbancefr densité (f)
optique,absorbance (f)
,
where is the transmittance(item 7-22.3) at givenwavelength (item 7-3.2)
In spectroscopy, the name“absorbance ” is generallyused.
7-23.2(—)
napierianabsorbance
fr absorbance (f)népérienne
,
where is the transmittance
(item 7-22.3) at givenwavelength (item 7-3.2)
where is the linear absorption
coefficient (item 7-25.2) and isthe length (ISO 80000-3:2006,item 3-1.1) traversed.
α a α = Φa / Φm
Φa
Φm
α = I a / I m ρ = I r / I m, ρ = I t / I m
α(λ) ρ(λ) τ (λ)α ρ τ
α + ρ + τ =1
ρ ρ = Φr / Φm
Φr
Φm
τ T ρ = Φt / Φm
Φt
Φm
A10 D A10(λ) = −lg (τ (λ))
τ
λ
A10
Ae B Ae(λ) = −ln (τ (λ))
τ
λ
Ae(λ) = lαλ(λ)
α
l
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-22.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
7-23.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-24.1(6-40.4 )
radiance factorfr facteur (m) de
luminance énergétique
, ( )
where is the radiance (item7-15) of a surface element in agiven direction and is theradiance (item 7-15) of theperfect reflecting or transmittingdiffuser identically irradiatedand viewed
Reflectance factor is equivalent toradiance factor or luminance factor(item 7-48) when the cone angle isinfinitely small, and is equivalent toreflectance when the cone angle is
sr.
These quantities are also definedspectrally and called spectralradiance factor and spectralreflectance factor .
The ideal isotropic (Lambertian)diffuser with reflectance ortransmittance equal to 1 is called aperfect diffuser.
7-24.2(—)
reflectance factorfr facteur (m) de
réflectance where is the radiant flux(item 7-13) or luminous flux(item 7-32) reflected in thedirections delimited by a givencone and is the flux reflectedin the same directions by anidentically irradiated diffuser ofreflectance (item 7-22.2) equalto 1
7-25.1(6-42.1)
linear attenuationcoefficient,
linear extinctioncoefficient
fr coefficient (m)d'atténuation
linéique
,
where is the relative
decrease in the spectral radiant
flux (item 7-13) of acollimated beam of electro-magnetic radiationcorresponding to thewavelength (item 7-3.2)during traversal of aninfinitesimal layer of a mediumand is the length(ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-1.1)traversed
Spectral attenuation coefficient isthe corresponding spectralquantity. Similarly, luminous andphoton quantities can be defined.
7-25.2(6-42.2 )
linear absorptioncoefficient
fr coefficient (m)d'absorption linéique
,
where is the relative
decrease, caused byabsorption, in the spectralradiant flux (item 7-13) of acollimated beam of electro-magnetic radiation corresp-onding to the wavelength(item 7-3.2) during traversal ofan infinitesimal layer of amedium and is the length
(ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-1.1)traversed
Linear absorption coefficient isthat part of the linear attenuationcoefficient that is due toabsorption. Scattering might alsocontribute. See Remarks in item7-25.1.
β β e β = Ln / Ld
Ln
Ld
2π
β (λ)R(λ)R R = Φn / Φd
Φn
Φd
µ µlµ(λ) =
1
Φλ(λ)
dΦλ(λ)
dl
dΦ
Φ
Φ
λ
dl
α aα(λ) =
1
Φλ(λ)
dΦλ(λ)
dldΦ
Φ
Φ
λ
dl
α = −ln(T )/ l = Ae / l
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-24.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
7-25.a metre to the powerminus one
m–1
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-26.1(—)
mass attenuationcoefficient
fr coefficient (m)d'atténuation massique
where is the linearattenuation coefficient (item7-25.1) and is the massdensity (ISO 80000-4:2006,item 4-2) of the medium
See Remarks in item 7-25.1.
7-26.2(—)
mass absorptioncoefficient
fr coefficient (m)d'absorption massique
where is the linear absorptioncoefficient (item 7-25.2) andis the mass density(ISO 80000-4:2006, item 4-2) of
the medium
See Remarks in item 7-25.1.
7-27(6-43 )
molar absorptioncoefficient
fr coefficient (m)d'absorption molaire
where is the linear absorptioncoefficient (item 7-25.2) andis the molar volume(ISO 80000-9:—, item 9-6)
See Remarks in item 7-25.1.
where is the amount-of-substance concentration(ISO 80000-9:—, item 9-13).
7-28(6-37.2 )
spectral luminousefficiency
fr efficacité (f)lumineuse relative spectrale
ratio of the spectral radiant flux(item 7-13) at
wavelength (item 7-3.2) tospectral radiant flux (item7-13) at wavelength (item7-3.2) such that both radiationsproduce equal luminoussensations under specifiedphotometric conditions andis chosen so that the maximumvalue of this ratio is equal to 1
Standard values of spectralluminous efficiency functionfor photopic vision were originallyadopted by the CIE in 1924. Thesevalues were adopted by the CIPM(see Reference [3]).
is used for quantitiesdescribing photopic vision.
For scotopic vision, see 0.5.4.
7-29(6-36.3 )
maximum spectralluminous efficacy
fr efficacité (f)lumineuse
spectrale maximale where is the spectral
luminous efficiency (item 7-28)
The value is defined formonochromatic radiation atfrequency( in standard air) in the
SI definition of the candela. is the maximum value of
.
For scotopic vision, see 0.5.4.
µm µm = µ / ρ
µ
ρ
am am = a / ρ
aρ
κ κ = aV m
aV m
κ = ac c
V (λ)Φλ(λm)
λmΦλ
(λ)λ
λm
V (λ)
V (λ)
K mK m =
683
V (555,016 nm)lm/W
≈ 683 lm/W
V (λ)
683 lm/W
540 × 1012 Hz555,016 nm
K mK (λ)
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Conversion factors and
remarks
7-26.a metre squared perkilogram
m2·kg–1
7-27.a metre squared permole
m2·mol–1
7-28.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
7-29.a lumen per watt lm·W–1
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-30(6-37.1)
luminous efficiencyfr efficacité (f)
lumineuse relative
where is the spectralradiant flux (item 7-13), isthe spectral luminous efficiency(item 7-28) and is thewavelength (item 7-3.2)
where is the luminous efficacyof radiation (item 7-33.1) andis the maximum spectral luminousefficacy (item 7-29).
For scotopic vision, see 0.5.4.
7-31
(6-36.2 )
spectral luminous
efficacyfr efficacité (f)
lumineuse spectrale
where is the maximumspectral luminous efficacy (item7-29), is the spectralluminous efficiency (item 7-28)and is the wavelength (item7-3.2)
For scotopic vision, see 0.5.4.
7-32(6-30 )
luminous fluxfr flux (m)
lumineux
, ( )
where is the maximumspectral luminous efficacy (item
7-29), is the spectralradiant flux (item 7-13, Remarks7-13), is the spectralluminous efficiency (item 7-28)and is the wavelength (item7-3.2)
Luminous flux evaluates theradiation by its visual responseusing the standard spectralluminous efficiency. See theIntroduction, 0.5.1.
For the analogous radiant quantity,see item 7-13. For the analogousphoton quantity, see item 7-50.
For scotopic vision, see 0.5.4.
V
V =
∞ 0
V (λ)Φλ(λ) dλ∞ 0
Φλ(λ) dλ
Φλ(λ)V (λ)
λ
V = K / K m
K K m
K (λ) K (λ) = K m V (λ)
K m
V (λ)
λ
Φv ΦΦv = K m
∞ 0
Φλ(λ) V (λ) dλ
K m
Φλ(λ)
V (λ)
λ
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-33.1(6-36.1)
luminous efficacyof radiation
fr efficacité (f)lumineuse d'un rayonnement
where is the luminous flux(item 7-32) and is thecorresponding radiant flux (item7-13)
For , see item 7-31.
7-33.2(—)
luminous efficacyof a source
fr efficacité (f)lumineuse d'une source
, ( )
where is the luminous flux(item 7-32) and is thecorresponding electric active
power (IEC 80000-6:2008, item6-56) consumed by the source
7-34(6-31)
luminous energy,quantity of lightfr quantité (f) de
lumière
, ( )
where is the luminous flux(item 7-32) occurring during thetime interval with duration(ISO 80000-3:2006, item 3-7)
For , see item 7-31,for , see item 7-6.
See the Introduction, 0.5.1.
For scotopic vision, see 0.5.4.
For the analogous radiant quantity,see item 7-6. For the analogous
photon quantity, see item 7-49.
K K = Φv
ΦΦv
Φ
K = ∞
0 K (λ) Φλ(λ) dλ ∞
0 Φλ(λ) dλ
K (λ)
ηv ηηv =
Φv
P Φv
P
Qv QQ =
∆t 0
Φv dt
Φv
∆t
Qv = ∞
0 Qλ(λ)K (λ) dλ
K (λ)Qλ(λ)
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7-33.a lumen per watt lm·W–1
7-34.a lumen second lm·s
7-34.b lumen hour lm·h
(continued)
1 lm · h = 3 600 lm · s
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-35(6-29 )
luminous intensityfr intensité (f)
lumineuse
, ( ) Luminous intensity is one of thebase quantities in theInternational System ofQuantities, ISQ, on which theInternational System of Units,SI, is based.
Luminous intensity is measured bya photometer.
In a given direction from a source,
where is the
luminous flux (item 7-32) leavingthe source in an elementary conecontaining the given direction withthe solid angle .
See item 7-31 for .
See the Introduction, 0.5.1.For scotopic vision, see 0.5.4.
For the analogous radiant quantity,see item 7-14. For the analogousphoton quantity, see item 7-51.
7-36(6-34 )
illuminancefr éclairement (m)
lumineux,éclairement (m)
, ( ) at a point on a surface,
where is the luminous flux(item 7-32) incident on an
element of the surface with area(ISO 80000-3:2006, item
3-3)
See item 7-31 for .
See the Introduction, 0.5.1.
For scotopic vision, see 0.5.4.
For the analogous radiant quantity,see item 7-19. For the analogousphoton quantity, see item 7-54.
7-37(6-32 )
luminancefr luminance (f)
, ( ) at a point on a surface and in agiven direction,
where is the luminousintensity (item 7-35) of anelement of the surface with the
area (ISO 80000-3:2006,item 3-3) of the orthogonalprojection of this element on aplane perpendicular to thegiven direction
See item 7-31 for .
See the Introduction, 0.5.1.
For scotopic vision, see 0.5.4.
For the analogous radiant quantity,
see item 7-15. For the analogousphoton quantity, see item 7-52.
I v I
I v =dΦv
dΩ dΦv
dΩ
I v = ∞
0 I λ(λ)K (λ) dλ
K (λ)
E v E
E v =dΦ
dAdΦ
dA
E v = ∞
0 E λ(λ)K (λ) dλ
K (λ)
Lv L
Lv =dI vdAdI v
dA
Lv = ∞
0 Lv,λ(λ)K (λ) dλ
K (λ)
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7-35.a candela cd The candela is the luminousintensity, in a given direction, ofa source that emitsmonochromatic radiation offrequency andthat has a radiant intensity inthat direction of 1/683 W/sr
7-36.a lux lx
7-37.a candela per squaremetre
cd·m–2
(continued)
540 × 1012 Hz
1 lx := 1 lm · m−2
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7-38.a lux lx
7-39.a lux second lx·s
7-39.b lux hour lx·h
7-40.a lumen per squaremetre
lm·m–2
7-41.a lux second lx·s
7-41.b lux hour lx·h
(continued)
1 lx · h = 3 600 lx · s
1 lx · h = 3 600 lx · s
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-42(—)
colour stimulusfunction,
relative colourstimulus function
fr courbe (f) d'un stimulus de couleur ,
courbe (f) relative d’un stimulus de couleur
where is the spectraldistribution of a radiometricquantity , such asradiance (item 7-15) or radiantflux (item 7-13), as a function ofwavelength (item 7-3.2), and
is a fixed reference value
7-43(—)
tristimulus valuesfr composantes (f)
trichromatiques
, , ;, ,
amounts of the three referencecolour stimuli, in a given
trichromatic system, required tomatch the colour of the stimulusconsidered. For a given colourstimulus described by thecolour stimulus functionof a radiometric quantity,
where , , are theCIE colour matching functions(item 7-44), and analogousexpressions are for , ,
.
, , are in the 1931 CIEcolorimetric system.
, , are in the 1964 CIEcolorimetric system.
For sources, may be chosen aswhere is maximum
luminous spectral efficacy (item7-29).
For object colours, is givenby one of the three products
where is the relativespectral distribution of a quantitycharacterizing the sourceilluminating the object, isluminous reflectance (item7-47.2), is luminoustransmittance (item 7-47.3),is luminous factor (item 7-48), and
is chosen to be
ϕλ(λ) ϕλ
(λ
) = X λ
(λ
)/ R
X λ(λ)
X (λ)
R
X Y Z X 10 Y 10
Z 10
ϕλ(λ)
X = k
∞
0
ϕλ(λ)x(λ) dλ
Y = k
∞
0
ϕλ(λ)y(λ) dλ
Z = k
∞ 0
ϕλ(λ)z(λ) dλ
x(λ) y(λ) z(λ)
X 10 Y 10
Z 10
X Y Z
X 10 Y 10 Z 10
kk = K m K m
ϕλ(λ)
ϕλ(λ) = S λ(λ) ·
ρ(λ)τ (λ)
β (λ)S λ(λ)
ρ(λ)
τ (λ)β (λ)
k
k = 100/∞
0
S λ(λ)y(λ) dλ
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7-42.a one 1
7-43.a See Remarks For more information, see e.g.Reference [3].
(continued)
[X ] = [Y ] = [Z ] = [k] · m
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-44(6-38 )
CIE colour-matchingfunctions
fr fonctions (f)colorimétrique CIE
, ,;
,,
tristimulus values ofmonochromatic stimuli of equalradiant power
Values of , , aredefined in the 1931 CIEcolorimetric system (observer) — applicable to fields ofobservation of angular openingfrom to .
The “CIE 1931 colour space” wascreated by the InternationalCommission on Illumination (CIE)in 1931.
Values of , ,are defined in the 1964 CIEcolorimetric system (observer) — applicable to fields ofobservation with angles greaterthan .
7-45(6-39 )
chromaticitycoordinates
fr coordonnées (f)trichromatiques
, , ;
, ,
ratio of each of a set of threetristimulus values to their sum,thus
,,
and similar expressions apply to
, ,
Values of , , are in the1931 CIE colorimetric system (observer).
Values of , , are in the1964 CIE colorimetric system (observer).
Since , twovariables , are sufficient toexpress chromaticity.
7-46(—)
colour temperaturefr température (f)
de couleur
temperature of a blackbodywhose radiation has the samechromaticity coordinates (item7-45)
x(λ) y(λ)z(λ)
x10(λ)y10(λ)z10(λ)
x(λ) y(λ) z(λ)
2
1 4
x10(λ) y10(λ) z10(λ)
10
4
x y z
x10 y10z10 x = X /(X + Y + Z )
y = Y /(X + Y + Z )z = Z /(X + Y + Z )
x10 y10 z10
x y z2
x10 y10 z1010
x + y + z = 1x y
T c
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7-44.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
7-45.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
7-46.a kelvin K
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7-47.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
7-48.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
7-49.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
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7-50.a second to thepower minus one
s–1
7-51.a second to thepower minus oneper steradian
s–1·sr–1
7-52.a second to the
power minus oneper steradianmetre squared
s–1·sr –1·m–2
7-53.a second to the
power minus oneper metresquared
s–1·m–2
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-54(6-27 )
photon irradiancefr éclairement (m)
photonique
, at a point on a surface, thephoton flux (item 7-50)incident on an element of thesurface, divided by the area
(ISO 80000-3:2006, item3-3) of that element, thus
For the analogous radiant quantity, seeitem 7-19. For the analogous visiblequantity, see item 7-36.
7-55(6-28 )
photon exposurefr exposition (f)
photonique
, time integral of photonirradiance (item 7-54)during the duration(ISO 80000-3:2006, item
3-7), thus
For the analogous radiant quantity, seeitem 7-20. For the analogous visiblequantity, see item 7-41.
7-56(6-18 )
Stefan-Boltzmannconstant
fr constante (f) de Stefan- Boltzmann
constant in the expressionfor the radiant exitance (item7-18) of a blackbody atthermodynamic temperature
(ISO 80000-5:2007, item5-1), thus
See CODATA 2006 [4].
Further,
where is the Boltzmann constant(ISO 80000-9:—, item 9-37), is thePlanck constant (ISO 80000-10:—, item10-6.1) and is the speed of light invacuum (item 7-4.1).
7-57(6-19 )
first radiationconstant
fr première constante (f) de rayonnement
constants and in theexpression for the spectralradiant exitance (item 7-18)of a blackbody at thethermodynamic temperature
(ISO 80000-5:2007, item5-1), thus
See CODATA 2006 [4].
Further, , and
where is the Boltzmann constant(ISO 80000-9:—, item 9-37), is thePlanck constant (ISO 80000-10:—, item10-6.1) and is the speed of light invacuum (item 7-4.1).
The name “first radiation constant” hasalso been used for the factorsand in the correspondingexpressions for and (seeRemarks in items 7-13 and 7-15)
7-58(6-20 )
second radiationconstant
fr seconde constante (f) derayonnement
E p E dΦp
dA
E p = dΦp /dA
H p H E p
∆t
H p =∆t 0
E p dt
σ σ
T
M = σT 4
σ = 5,670 400(40) × 10−8
W · m−2 · K−4
σ =2π5k4
15h3c20
k
hc0
c1 c1 c2
T
M λ(λ) = c1f (λ, T ) =
c1λ−5
exp(c2λ−1 T −1) − 1
c1 = 3,741 771 18(19)× 10−16 W · m2
c2 = 1,468 775 2(25)× 10−2 m · K
c1 = 2πhc20 c2 = hc0 / k
kh
c0
8πhc0hc2
0wλ Lλ(λ)
c2
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7-54.a second to thepower minus oneper metresquared
s–1·m–2
7-55.a metre to the powerminus two
m–2
7-56.a watt per metresquared kelvin tothe power four
W·m–2·K–4
7-57.a watt metresquared
W·m2
7-58.a metre kelvin m·K
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Item No. Name Symbol Definition Remarks
7-59.1(6-45.1)
object distancefr distance (f) de
l'objet
for a centred optical system,distance (ISO 80000-3:2006,item 3-1.9) from a given objectto the closest surface of thecentred optical system
Distances are taken positive in thedirection of the light flow andnegative in the opposite distance.Then, for a thin lens,
and
When , the absolutevalue is often called focaldistance.
7-59.2(6-45.2 )
image distancefr distance (f) de
l'image
for a centred optical system,distance (ISO 80000-3:2006,item 3-1.9) from an image of thegiven object to the closestsurface of the centred opticalsystem
7-59.3(— )
object focaldistance
fr distance (f) focale de l'objet
for a centred optical system,distance (ISO 80000-3:2006,item 3-1.9) from the focal pointat the object side to the closestsurface of the centred opticalsystem
7-59.4(— )
image focaldistance
fr distance (f) focale de l'image
for a centred optical system,distance (ISO 80000-3:2006,item 3-1.9) from the focal pointat the image side to the closestsurface of the centred optical
system
7-60(6-46 )
lens powerfr vergence (f)
algebraic quantitycharacterizing the focusingproperties of an optical system,thus where is theobject focal distance (item7-59.3)
7-61(—)
degree of linearpolarization
fr degré (m) de
polarisation rectiligne
where is the radiant intensity(item 7-14) or the luminous
intensity (item 7-35) observedthrough an ideal polarizer whenthe polarizer is set so that theintensity transmitted is maximal,and is the intensity when thepolarizer is set perpendicular tothat direction.
The degree of circular polarizationcan be observed behind aplate.
p
f = −f 1
p −
1
p =
1
f
f = −f |f |
p
f
f
ϕ
ϕ = 1/ f f
P P = (I 0 − I 1)/(I 0 + I 1)
I 0
I 1
λ /4
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7-59.a metre m
7-60.a metre to the powerminus one
m–1 In optics, diopter D is oftenused:
.
7-61.a one 1 See the Introduction, 0.3.2.
(concluded)
1 D := 1 m−1
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