flux density
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- noun
- /flʌks ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/
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densidad de flujo
- In the lab, we observed the flux density of particles to understand their behavior under different conditions.
- photon flux density
Also known as PPFD, photosynthetic photon flux density.
- Also known as PPFD, photosynthetic photon flux density.
Examples
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Similarly, there is substantial self-shading in many desert plant canopies, so that lower leaves are mostly operating at low photon flux density (PFD).
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Hell, we can envisage a series of measurements like this varying the neutrino beam energy, the flux density.
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"Flux density keeps going up as cost keeps going down," Jones said.
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Well, let's just think about the magnitude and phase of the net flux density in this space.
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MU naughty HA common unit for flux density is the Gauss.
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The magnetic flux density in the in the solenoid of the bar magnets is of course, infinite.
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So PFD stands for photosynthetic photon flux density, which is essentially the density of light particles that hit a measured area.
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The scientist measured the flux density to determine how much energy was passing through the surface of the material.
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To calculate the flux density, we divided the total energy passing through the area by the size of that area.
How Intense
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The MWE's meaning is directly compositional from 'flux' (rate at which energy or particles pass through) combined with 'density' (quantity per unit area or volume), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'rate per unit area' or similar technical sense. Although the term is chiefly used in physics, its noun+noun composition follows regular compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Flux density combines two clear images: flux, meaning a flow of particles or energy, and density, meaning how much is packed into an area. Imagine many tiny particles or arrows moving through a small net and count how many pass through each square every second; that picture shows why flux density means 'the amount of flow per area'.