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At a given point in space, the radiant energy incident on a small sphere divided by the cross-sectional area of that sphere. It is used in photochemistry to specify the energy delivered in a given time interval (for instance by a laser pulse).
See also: dose, photon fluence
Source:
ISO 31-5: 1992 (Quantities and Units - Part 5: Electricity and Magnetism.)
See also:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223 (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2242
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Cite as: IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, Electronic version, http://goldbook.iupac.org/F02448.html.
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by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
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