Visual Magnitude Flux Rate Density Standards for Sunlight Incident on Photoemissive Surfaces.

Abstract

Based on the spectrum of the 'real' sun, a zero visual magnitude photon flux rate density of 5.00 x 10 to the 10th power p/sq. m-sec is calculated for a bandwidth of 0.300 micrometer to 0.920 micrometer, a range corresponding to the useful responsivity-bandwidths of both S-20 and S-25 photosurfaces. Over this bandwidth, the average quantum efficiencies of the photosurfaces are shown to agree to within 0.1 percent at a value of 7.2 percent. Finally, photon and photoelectron flux rate densities are calculated for sources of varying visual magnitudes and for transmission through one to five standard air masses. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 06, 1974
Accession Number
AD0779822

Entities

People

  • Robert S Weber

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Bandwidth
  • Efficiency
  • Elementary Particles
  • Micrometers
  • Photoelectrons
  • Photons
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Spectra
  • Standards
  • Subatomic Particles
  • Sun
  • Sunlight

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing