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radiation intensity

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radiation intensity [‚rād·ē′ā·shən in‚ten·səd·ē]
(electromagnetism)
The power radiated from an antenna per unit solid angle in a given direction.
(nucleonics)
The quantity of radiant energy passing perpendicularly through a specified location of unit area in unit time; reported as a number of particles or photons per square centimeter per second, or in energy units such as ergs per square centimeter per second.


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The unit measures both radiation intensity and total energy.
IR heating with a high radiation intensity, 5000 watts per square meter, was more efficient in inactivating enzymes and caused less change to surface color than did a low radiation intensity--3000 watts per square meter.
Also included is a scatter detector with a plurality of radiation detectors responsive to impinging radiation intensity to provide a signal representative of impinging radiation intensity.
 
 
 
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