The NIST detector-based luminous intensity scale

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-132

  Cromer, C L ^a,c   Eppeldauer, G ^a,c   Hardis, J E ^a,c   Larason, T C ^a,c   Ohno, Y ^a,c   Parr, A C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Physics Laboratory

^c Optical Sensor Group

Author keywords

Calibration; Candela; Illuminance; Lumen; Luminous intensity; Lux; Measurement; Photometer; Photometry; Scale; Standards; Units

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000399180     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.101.014     Document Type: Article

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