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Luminous coefficient

The luminous coefficient is a coefficient that measures the integrated fraction of the radiant power that contributes to its luminous properties as evaluated by means of the standard luminosity function. The luminosity coefficient is:

Where yλ is the standard luminosity function and Jλ is the spectral power distribuiton of the radiant intensity. The luminous coefficient is unity for a narrow band of wavelengths at 555 nanometers.