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The radiant energy of electromagnetic waves in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.


 
 
Sci-Tech Encyclopedia: Luminous energy

The radiant energy in the visible region or quantity of light. It is in the form of electromagnetic waves, and since the visible region is commonly taken as extending 380–760 nanometers in wavelength, the luminous energy is contained within that region. It is equal to the time integral of the production of the luminous flux. See also Photometry.


 
Architecture: luminous energy

The time integral of luminous flux; given by the product of the luminous flux and the time that the flux is maintained, if the luminous flux is of constant value; usually expressed in lumen-hours.


 
WordNet: luminous energy
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the energy associated with visible light


 
Wikipedia: luminous energy

In photometry, luminous energy is the perceived energy of light. This is sometimes also called the quantity of light.

Luminous energy is not the same as the radiant energy, the corresponding objective physical quantity. This is because the human eye can only see light in the visible spectrum and has different sensitivities to light of different wavelengths within the spectrum. When adapted for bright conditions (photopic vision), the eye is most sensitive to light at 555 nm. Light with the same power at longer or shorter wavelengths has a lower luminous energy.

Units

The SI unit of luminous energy is the lumen second, which is unofficially known as the Talbot in honor of William Henry Fox Talbot.

In other systems of units, luminous energy may be expressed in basic units of energy.

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SI photometry units
Quantity Symbol SI unit Abbr. Notes
Luminous energy Qv lumen second lm·s units are sometimes called talbots
Luminous flux F lumen (= cd·sr) lm also called luminous power
Luminous intensity Iv candela (= lm/sr) cd an SI base unit
Luminance Lv candela per square metre cd·m–2 units are sometimes called nits
Illuminance Ev lux (= lm·m–2) lx Used for light incident on a surface
Luminous emittance Mv lux (= lm·m–2) lx Used for light emitted from a surface
Luminous efficacy   - - - - lumen per watt lm/W ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux; maximum possible is 683.002
Units-interrelation diagram   (full page)

 
 

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