Luminous efficiency Luminosity


Luminous efficiency functions consistent with the Stockman & Sharpe cone fundamentals

2-deg function

Units

0.1 nm steps

1 nm steps

5 nm steps

Sharpe, Stockman, Jagla & Jägle (2005) 2-deg photopic V*(l)

Quantal (log)

Energy (log)

Energy (linear)

10-deg functions

Units

0.1 nm steps

1 nm steps

5 nm steps

Quantal (log)

Energy (log)

Energy (linear)

 


                 CIE (1924) Photopic V(l)

         modified by Judd (1951)

                  modified by Vos (1978) [also known as CIE VM(l)]

               CIE (1951) Scotopic V'(l)


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