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Reflectance

The reflectance of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in reflecting radiant energy. It is the fraction of incident electromagnetic power that is reflected at the boundary. Reflectance is a component of the response of the electronic structure of the material to the electromagnetic field of light, and is in general a function of the frequency…

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Reflectivity

Surface type

Grating efficiency

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Reflectance

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples41
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

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Reflectance

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related to Reflectivity · 6
Reflectance → Another, CIE, For, Fresnel, Reflectivity, When
related to Directional reflectance · 4
Reflectance → Le, Omega, RΩ, The
related to External links · 4
Reflectance → Archived, Reflectance Data Archived, Reflectivity, Wayback Machine
related to Spectral directional reflectance · 4
Reflectance → Le, Omega, RΩ, The
related to Spectral hemispherical reflectance · 4
Reflectance → Phi, Rλ, Rν, The
see also · 4
Reflectance → Bidirectional, Reflectance ValueAlbedoReststrahlen, Sachs, Teller
is a · 3
Reflectance → component of the response of the electronic structure of the material to the electromagnetic field of light, directional property, fraction of electromagnetic power reflected from a specific sample
related to Liquid reflectance · 3
Reflectance → Fresnel, Reflection, Specular
related to Surface type · 3
Reflectance → For, Given, When
related to Hemispherical reflectance · 2
Reflectance → Phi, The

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surface reflected wavelength reflectivity material reflection directional spectral radiance value light electromagnetic see denoted defined displaystyle frac mathrm received direction

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Reflectanceis acomponent of the response of the electronic structure of the material to the electromagnetic field of light0.90text
Reflectanceis afraction of electromagnetic power reflected from a specific sample0.90text
Reflectanceis adirectional property0.90text
the suninstance ofThis can be greater than 1 for a glossy surface illuminated by a source0.80text
with the reflectance measured in the direction of maximum radianceinstance ofThis can be greater than 1 for a glossy surface illuminated by a source0.80text
the reflectance of the rear surfaceinstance ofhence irrespective of other parameters0.80text
Reflectancerelated to Directional reflectanceThe0.60section
Reflectancerelated to Directional reflectanceRΩ0.60section
Reflectancerelated to Directional reflectanceOmega0.60section
Reflectancerelated to Directional reflectanceLe0.60section
Reflectancerelated to External linksReflectivity0.60section
Reflectancerelated to External linksArchived0.60section

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