
SpectralLED® RS-7 USER MANUAL
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SECTION 5
GLOSSARY
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Symbols used to indicate a key on the keyboard.
ASCII
ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCII code is
the numerical representation of a character such as 'a' or '@' or an action of some
sort.
Bandwidth (BW)
Bandwidth: (Full width - half maximum) A measure of the optical power resolution
function (optical width) of a spectrometer system (in nanometers) given by the
difference between the two extreme values of the independent variable
(wavelength) of which the dependent variable (optical power) is equal to half of its
maximum value.
Big-endian
Big-endian is an order in which the "big end" (most significant value in the
sequence) is stored first (at the lowest storage address).
Blackbody (Full Radiator) An ideal body completely absorbs all incident radiation and reflects none,
therefore appearing perfectly black at all wavelengths.
cd
Candela: The SI unit of luminous intensity defined as 1/60 the normal intensity of
one square centimeter of a blackbody at the solidification temperature of
platinum.
cd*m
-2
Candelas per meter squared.
Centroid
The weighted central wavelength of a given spectral power distribution.
Chromaticity
Properties of light having to do with hue and saturation, but not luminance
(brightness).
CIE
Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (International Commission on
Illumination).
Colorimetric
Measurements as related to the visual interpretation of color.
Colorimetry
The science of color measurement.
.CVS
Comma Separated Values: The .CSV file format is useable by the Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet application to import or export data.
CCT
Correlated Color Temperature: Temperature (usually expressed in Kelvins) of a
blackbody radiator produces the chromaticity nearest to that emitted by the light
test source.
FWHM
Full width at half maximum (FWHM) is an expression of the extent of a function
given by the difference between the two extreme values of the independent
variable at which the dependent variable is equal to half of its maximum value.
Illuminance
Luminous flux incident per unit area of a surface (lumens per square area).
Illuminant
A luminous flux, specified by its spectral distribution, used, in principle, to
illuminate, but may be defined for computational purposes and may not
correspond to a real source.
Irradiance
Radiant flux incident per unit area of a surface.
LED
Light Emitting Diode: A P-N junction device that gives off light radiation when