Title | Realization of a photometric scale based on cryogenic radiometry |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1998 |
Authors | Clare, J.F., and Nield K.M. |
Journal | Metrologia |
Volume | 35 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 251 - 254 |
Date Published | 1998 |
ISSN | 00261394 (ISSN) |
Abstract | A standard of illuminance responsivity has been realized on a set of photopically-corrected detectors. It is based on the use of a cryogenic radiometer for the measurement of radiant power in terms of electrical standards and on a spectral responsivity scale established on silicon photodiodes in a "trap" configuration to evaluate the photopic response of the detectors. The spectral responsivity of the photometers was obtained from the trap detector by comparison using a spectrophotometer beam which underfilled both. The spatial responsivity of the photometers was found to be non-uniform by up to 1% and this is a significant source of uncertainty in the realization. The measurements of aperture area used visual identification of the edges and were corrected for a bias in the visual technique that was demonstrated by checks with a similar-sized ring gauge robust enough for contact measurement. |
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DOI | 10.1088/0026-1394/35/4/6 |