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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.
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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.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the energy associated with visible light
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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 a wavelength of 555 nm. Light with the same power at longer or shorter wavelengths has a lower luminous energy.
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.
| Quantity | Symbol | SI unit | Abbr. | Notes | ||||
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| 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/m2 | units are sometimes called "nits" | ||||
| Illuminance | Ev | lux (= lm/m2) | lx | Used for light incident on a surface | ||||
| Luminous emittance | Mv | lux (= lm/m2) | lx | Used for light emitted from a surface | ||||
| Luminous efficacy | lumen per watt | lm/W | ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux | |||||
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