flux unit

flux unit
(fu)
   a former name for the jansky, a unit used in astronomy to measure the strength of a radio signal received from an object in the sky.

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  • magnetic flux unit — noun a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area • Syn: ↑flux unit • Hypernyms: ↑magnetic flux • Hyponyms: ↑maxwell, ↑Mx, ↑weber, ↑Wb …   Useful english dictionary

  • luminous flux unit — noun a measure of luminous flux per unit area • Hypernyms: ↑light unit • Hyponyms: ↑lumen, ↑lm …   Useful english dictionary

  • particle flux unit — (pfu)    a unit used to measure the rate at which energetic particles, such as protons, are received by spacecraft. These flux rates are a major component of the space weather, the environment in which satellites and other spacecraft operate. One …   Dictionary of units of measurement

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  • Flux — (fl[u^]ks), n. [L. fluxus, fr. fluere, fluxum, to flow: cf.F. flux. See {Fluent}, and cf. 1st & 2d {Floss}, {Flush}, n., 6.] 1. The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flux quantization — is a quantum phenomenon in which the magnetic field is quantized in the unit of h / 2e,also known variously as flux quanta, fluxoids, vortices or fluxons.Flux quantization occurs in Type II superconductors subjected to a magnetic field. Below a… …   Wikipedia

  • flux density — n magnetic, electric, or radiant flux per unit area normal to the direction of the flux …   Medical dictionary

  • flux density — n. the FLUX (n. 6) through a unit of surface area …   English World dictionary

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