Luminous Intensity Units Converter
Coversion factor: 1 cd = 0.1020408163 carcel
Additional information
Luminous intensity is a measure of the quantity of visible light emitted, radiated, or received from a particular direction per unit solid angle. It is a fundamental photometric quantity used to describe the brightness of a light source in a specific direction.
The standard unit for luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI) is the candela (cd).
Luminous Intensity Conversion Factors
| candela | carcel | hefnerkerze | bougie decimal | lumen/steradian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 candela | 1 | 0.1020408163 | 1.0869565217 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 carcel | 9.8 | 1 | 10.652173913 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| 1 hefnerkerze | 0.92 | 0.093877551 | 1 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
| 1 bougie decimal | 1 | 0.1020408163 | 1.0869565217 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 lumen/steradian | 1 | 0.1020408163 | 1.0869565217 | 1 | 1 |
References: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). “Unit Conversion”. https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion. Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). “The International System of Units (SI)”. https://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/. Wikipedia. “Luminous intensity”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminous_intensity.