BIPM - CIPM, 1946

CIPM, 1946: Resolution

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Criteria for membership of the CIPM

CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA)

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Definition of photometric units*

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The photometric units may be defined as follows:

New candle (unit of luminous intensity) - The value of the new candle is such that the brightness of the full radiator at the temperature of solidification of platinum is 60 new candles per square centimetre.

New lumen (unit of luminous flux) - The new lumen is the luminous flux emitted in unit solid angle (steradian) by a uniform point source having a luminous intensity of 1 new candle.

Reference:

Procès-Verbaux des Séances du CIPM (1946), p. 119

Note:

The two definitions contained in this Resolution were ratified in 1948 by the 9th CGPM, which also approved the name candela given to the "new candle". For the lumen, the qualifier "new" was later abandoned. This definition was modified in 1967 by the 13th CGPM (Resolution 5).