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Absorptivity (α)

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The fraction of incident radiant power absorbed under stated spectral and angular conditions. At thermal equilibrium, Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation equates matching directional spectral absorptivity and emissivity. A blackbody has both equal to one.

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