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In this chapter various thermal, electronic, and chemical devices are described, as well as the construction and calibration of a spectroradiometer. A separate section is devoted to the measurement of very weak light, such as the ultraweak luminescence from living cells.
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Björn, L.O. (2008). The Measurement of Light. In: Björn, L.O. (eds) Photobiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72655-7_4
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