Observed flux of an unresolved spherical emitter
ID: observed-flux-of-an-unresolved-spherical-emitter
For a uniformly emitting spherical body of radius at Euclidean distance , integration of its specific intensity over the apparent solid angle gives . For a blackbody, and the bolometric result is . A grey emissivity factor multiplies this expression; isothermality alone does not imply blackbody emission.
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