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  • noun One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.

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Named in honor of Albert Einstein, who explained the photoelectric effect.

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  • A unit of light energy concentration sometimes used in physical chemistry. One einstein (or Einstein unit) is the energy per mole of photons carried by a beam of monochromatic light.

    November 6, 2007