Photon vs Photometer - What's the difference?
photon | photometer |
(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
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, title= (physics) Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light.
As nouns the difference between photon and photometer
is that photon is photon while photometer is (physics) any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light.As a verb photometer is
(astronomy) to measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer.photon
English
(wikipedia photon)Noun
(en noun)Fenella Saunders
Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.}}