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Reference Table: Terminology, Units, and Notation in Radiometry & Photometry

Notation I RADIOMETRY PHOTOMETRY Notation II
F Radiant Flux
(W)
Luminous Flux
(lumen)
P
I Radiant Intensity
(W/sr)
Luminous Intensity
(candela = lumen/sr)
J
E Irradiance
(W/m2)
Illuminance
(lux = lumen/m2)
H
M Radiant Emittance
(W/m2)
Luminous Emittance
(lumen/m2)
W
L Radiance
(W/m2sr)
Luminance
(nit = lumen/m2sr)
N