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Light Sources, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Light Sources, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Spiros Kitsinelis, Spyridon Kitsinelis
May 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
295 pages
8h 16m
English
CRC Press
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232 Glossary
Hot Restart Time: The time it takes for a high-intensity discharge lamp to reach 90% of
light output after going from on to off to on.
Illuminance: The density of light (lumens/area) incident on a surface; that is, the light
level on a surface. Illuminance is measured in footcandles or lux.
Incandescent Lamp: A light source that generates light utilizing a thin lament wire
(usually of tungsten) heated to white by an electric current passing through it.
Induction Lighting: Gases can be excited directly by radiofrequency or microwaves from
a coil that creates induced electromagnetic elds. This is called induction light-
ing and it ...
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ISBN: 9781482243673