The fraction of light absorbed by a system is independent of the incident
radiant power(
). This law holds only if
is small,
scattering is negligible, and multiphoton processes,
excited state populations, and photochemical reactions are negligible.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2251
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