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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[Radiant flux]] per unit area leaving a plane surface; no longer used as a substitute for [[emittance]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In current usage the equivalent term [[flux density]] is preferred, or [[irradiance]] is adapted to include [[emission]] from a surface; units are [[watts]] per square meter (W m<sup>-2</sup>).</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[radiant flux|Radiant flux]] per unit area leaving a plane surface; no longer used as a substitute for [[emittance]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In current usage the equivalent term [[flux density]] is preferred, or [[irradiance]] is adapted to include [[emission]] from a surface; units are [[watts]] per square meter (W m<sup>-2</sup>).</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 25 April 2012
radiant exitance
Radiant flux per unit area leaving a plane surface; no longer used as a substitute for emittance.
In current usage the equivalent term flux density is preferred, or irradiance is adapted to include emission from a surface; units are watts per square meter (W m-2).
