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% Converts apparent visual magnitude to intensity in photons/s/m^2.
Default is 500 nm.
The apparent visual magnitude of the Sun is -26.85.
Type VM2Photons to see photon flux as a function of visual magnitude
and wavelength.
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Form:
i = VM2Photons( v, lambda )
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Inputs
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v (:) Visual magnitude
lambda (1,1) Wavelength (nm)
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Outputs
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i (:) Intensity (photons/s/m^2)
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References: Berry, M. (1981). Principles of cosmology and
gravitation. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, England, 10.
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Common: CommonData/SwooshWatermark Common: General/CellToMat Common: General/MatToCell Common: General/Watermark Common: Graphics/NewFig Common: Graphics/Plot2D Common: Graphics/PltStyle
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