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as in a mirror.
total transmittance:
the ratio of the flux transmitted at all forward angles to the incident flux.
transmittance:
the ratio of transmitted flux to incident flux, under specified geometric and spec-
tral conditions.
transmittance factor:
the ratio of the flux transmitted by a specimen and evaluated by a receiver
to the flux passing through the same optical system and evaluated by the receiver when the speci-
men is removed from the system.
Discussion-
In some cases, this quantity is practically identical to the transmittance, but it may dif-
fer considerably. It exceeds unity if the system is such that the specimen causes more light to reach
the receiver than would in its absence.