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  2. Luminous intensity - Wikipedia

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    If a lamp has a 1 lumen bulb and the optics of the lamp are set up to focus the light evenly into a 1 steradian beam, then the beam would have a luminous intensity of 1 candela. If the optics were changed to concentrate the beam into 1/2 steradian then the source would have a luminous intensity of 2 candela.

  3. Candlepower - Wikipedia

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    Narrow-beamed lights of all sorts can have very high candlepower specifications, because candlepower measures the intensity of the light on a target, rather than the total amount of light it emits. A given lamp has a higher candlepower rating if its light is more tightly focused. [2] Candlepower is still used today in law.

  4. Standard illuminant - Wikipedia

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    Illuminants D (1967) represent variations of daylight, illuminant E is the equal-energy illuminant, while illuminants F (2004) represent fluorescent lamps of various composition. There are instructions on how to experimentally produce light sources ("standard sources") corresponding to the older illuminants.

  5. A-series light bulb - Wikipedia

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    The A-series light bulb is the "classic" glass light bulb shape that has been the most commonly used type for general lighting service (GLS) applications since the early 20th century. It has a pear-like shape and is typically fitted to either an Edison screw or a bayonet cap base.

  6. Lumen (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A 470-lumen LED lamp. It consumes about one sixth the electrical power of an incandescent light bulb producing the same light. Lamps used for lighting are commonly labelled with their light output in lumens; in many jurisdictions, this is required by law. A 23 W spiral compact fluorescent lamp emits about 1,400–1,600 lm.

  7. Luminous efficacy - Wikipedia

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    The former sense is sometimes called luminous efficacy of radiation, [4] and the latter luminous efficacy of a light source [5] or overall luminous efficacy. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Not all wavelengths of light are equally visible, or equally effective at stimulating human vision, due to the spectral sensitivity of the human eye ; radiation in the infrared ...

  8. Sérsic profile - Wikipedia

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    The Sérsic profile (or Sérsic model or Sérsic's law) is a mathematical function that describes how the intensity of a galaxy varies with distance from its center. It is a generalization of de Vaucouleurs' law.

  9. BGM-71 TOW - Wikipedia

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    The Army then instructed the Redstone Arsenal to develop its own version of the basic concept, which emerged as the SSM-A-23 Dart, a larger design with roughly twice the range of the SS.10. While the development of the Dart continued, Nord delivered a workable version of the SS.10, as well as the extended-range SS.11 .