Light reflectance table. Reflection coefficient (optics). Voltage and current reflection coefficients. Running, standing and mixed waves

Color

ρ

Color

ρ

Color

ρ

Color

ρ

Green light

light gray

Blue light

yellow light

Green Medium

Gray Medium

Blue dark

yellow medium

Green dark

Gray dark

Brown dark

The values ​​of the reflection coefficients of some specific surfaces are given in Table. 5.

Due to the fact that objects with different brightness can fall into the field of view, it is introduced concept of adaptive brightness (B A ), which is understood as the brightness to which the visual analyzer is adapted (tuned) at a given time. Approximately, we can assume that for images with direct contrast, the adaptive brightness is equal to the brightness of the background, and for images with reverse contrast, it is equal to the brightness of the object. The sensitivity range of the visual analyzer is very wide: from 10 -6 to 10 6 cd/m 2 . The best working conditions correspond to the levels of adaptive brightness ranging from several tens to several hundreds cd/m 2 .

Table 5

The values ​​of the reflection coefficients of some surfaces

Surface

ρ

Surface

ρ

Polished steel

Paper white thin

Iron white

Whatman paper

Molybdenum

White lead

polished aluminum

White zinc

Brushed aluminum

Faience plate white

Aluminized mirror

White tile

Brass matte

Marble white

polished brass

Brick white

Brick yellow

brick red

Milk glass (2 - 3 mm)

Window glass

White porcelain enamel

Velvet black

white glue paint

It should be borne in mind that providing the required contrast value is only a necessary, but still insufficient condition for the normal visibility of objects. You also need to know how this contrast is perceived in given conditions. For its assessment of the visual perception of objects, the concept is introduced threshold contrast :

Where B since - threshold brightness difference, i.e. the minimum difference between the brightness of the object and the background, which is still detected by the eye. Thus, the value TO since determined by the differential discrimination threshold. To obtain an optimal operational discrimination threshold, it is necessary that the actual value of the difference between the brightness of the object and the background be 10–15 times greater than the threshold value. This means that for normal visibility, the contrast value calculated by formulas (1) must be greater than the value TO since 10 - 15 times. Thus, the ratio of the contrast value of the object of observation to its value (characteristic of the ability of the eye to perceive the object) is called visibility :

. (4)

The value of the threshold contrast depends on the brightness of the background and on the angular dimensions α about observation of objects. It should be noted that larger objects are visible at lower contrasts, and that the required threshold contrast decreases with increasing brightness.

For an approximate estimate of the magnitude of the direct threshold contrast, the paper proposes an empirical formula:

, (5)

Where: α about is the angular size (measured in arc minutes) of the observed object (see Fig. 4 below). Functional coefficients φ 1 about ) And φ 2 about ) depend on the angular size of the observed object and the brightness of the background:

; (5 1)

For 0,01 B f 10 k φ1 = 75;

; (5 2)

For B f > 10 k φ1 = 122;

; (5 3)

k φ2 = 0,333; ξ = 3,333; p 0 = –0,096, p 1 = –0,111, p 2 = 3,55∙10 – 3 , p 3 = –4,83∙10 – 5 , p 4 = 1,634∙10 – 7 ; q 0 = 2,345∙10 – 5 , q 1 = –0,034, q 2 = 1,32∙10 – 3 , q 3 = –2,053∙10 – 5 , q 4 = 7,334∙10 – 4 .

Formulas (5 1) - (5 3) are obtained as a result of approximation of the tabular values ​​of the functional coefficients φ 1 about ) And φ 2 about ) , given in .

To estimate the value of the inverse threshold contrast for 1′ ≤ α about ≤ 16′ an approximation of another empirical formula is proposed:

, (6)

Where: r 0 = –0,51, r 1 = -0,151, r 2 = 3,818∙10 –3 , r 3 = –3,94∙10 –5 , r 4 = –1,606∙10 –7 , r 5 = 2,095∙10 –10 .

When the angular sizes of the observed objects exceed 16 arc minutes ( α about > 16′), you can use the formula:

, (6′)

Where K por(16′) is the threshold contrast value calculated by formula (6) for α about = 16′ .

The relationship between the angular and linear dimensions of the observed objects for the general case is illustrated in Fig. . 4, where: l about –linear size of the observed object; l x And l y are the distances from the observation point (location of the human eye) to the center of the observed object, taken horizontally and vertically, respectively; β about is the angle of deviation of the plane of the observed object from the horizontal. Quantities l about ,l x ,l y And β about determined by the characteristics and organization of a particular workplace. The rest, indicated in Fig. 4 quantities are auxiliary: l embankment is the direct distance from the observation point to the center of the observed object; h embankment is the normal distance from the observation point to the plane of the observed object; β embankment is the angle of view relative to the plane of the observed object; α 1 And α 2 - auxiliary corners.

Rice. 4. Connection of angular ( α ) and linear ( l O) sizes of observed objects

The geometry of the drawing in fig. 4 defines the following expressions for auxiliary quantities:

;
; (7)

;
(8)

and, therefore, the angular size of the observed object can be determined as:

α about = α 2 – α 1 . (9)

The magnitude of external illumination has a great influence on the conditions of visibility of objects. However, this effect will be different when working with images that have direct or reverse contrast. An increase in illumination with direct contrast leads to an improvement in visibility conditions (value TO etc increases) and, conversely, with reverse contrast - to a deterioration in visibility (the value TO about decreases).

With an increase in illumination, the value TO etc increases because the brightness of the background increases more than the brightness of the object (the reflectance of the background is greater than the reflectance of the object). Value TO about at the same time, it decreases, since the brightness of the object practically does not change (the object glows), and the brightness of the background increases.

In many cases, light signals of varying intensity may be in the operator's field of vision. At the same time, excessive bright objects can cause an undesirable state of the organs of vision - blindness. Especially strong Negative influence the work of the organs of vision is affected by elements with high brightness, which can be excessively bright parts of lamps (for example, the filament of incandescent lamps) or other light sources - direct action, as well as their mirror reflections - reflected action. Blinding brightness is determined by the size and brightness of the luminous surface, as well as the level of brightness of adaptation of the organs of vision. The minimum brightness levels that begin to cause a blinding effect can be approximately determined by the empirical formula:

, (10)

Where cn is the solid angle of observation of the luminous surface by the operator (in steradians), the value of which can be approximately determined as the ratio of the area of ​​the luminous surface to the square of the distance from this surface to the organs of vision.

It should be borne in mind that the actual brightness levels of the observed objects should be estimated using formulas (2) and (3), and with the help of formula (10), only a check of the actual brightness levels for the appearance of a blinding effect can be carried out. For normal perception of the brightness of the observed objects, it is necessary that the following inequality is fulfilled:

B cn < B cn min , (11)

Where B cn is the brightness of the blinding surface, determined by formulas (2) - (3).

Thus, in order to create optimal conditions for visual perception, it is necessary not only to ensure the required level of brightness and contrast of perceived light signals, but also to eliminate excessive uneven distribution of brightness in the field of view. In cases where it is impossible to use formula (9), you can use the data in Table. 6 or consider the uneven distribution of brightness levels in the field of view as acceptable if their difference does not exceed 1 to 30 .

Table 6

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Reflection coefficient is a dimensionless physical quantity that characterizes the ability of a body to reflect radiation incident on it. Greek is used as a letter \rho or latin R .

Definitions

Quantitative reflection coefficient is equal to the ratio radiation flux reflected by the body to the flux incident on the body:

\rho = \frac(\Phi)(\Phi_0).

The sum of the reflection coefficient and the coefficients of absorption, transmission and scattering is equal to one. This statement follows from the law of conservation of energy.

In those cases where the spectrum of the incident radiation is so narrow that it can be considered monochromatic, one speaks of monochromatic reflection coefficient. If the spectrum of radiation incident on the body is wide, then the corresponding reflection coefficient is sometimes called integral.

In the general case, the value of the reflection coefficient of a body depends both on the properties of the body itself and on the angle of incidence, spectral composition, and polarization of the radiation. Due to the dependence of the reflection coefficient of the surface of the body on the wavelength of the light incident on it, the body is visually perceived as painted in one color or another.

Specular reflection coefficient \rho_r~(R_r)

It characterizes the ability of bodies to mirror the radiation incident on them. Quantitatively determined by the ratio of the specularly reflected radiation flux \Phi_r to the falling stream:

\rho_r=\frac(\Phi_r)(\Phi_0).

Specular (directional) reflection occurs when radiation is incident on a surface whose irregularities are much smaller than the radiation wavelength.

Diffuse reflectance \rho_d~(R_d)

Characterizes the ability of bodies to diffusely reflect the radiation incident on them. Quantitatively determined by the ratio of the diffusely reflected radiation flux \Phi_d to the falling stream:

\rho_d=\frac(\Phi_d)(\Phi_0).

If both specular and diffuse reflections occur simultaneously, then the reflection coefficient \rho is the sum of the coefficients of the mirror image \rho_r and diffuse \rho_d reflections:

\rho=\rho_r+\rho_d.

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- Did you see him? Natasha asked, grabbing her hand.
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“Yes, I saw him,” she said.
- How? How? Is it worth it or is it lying?
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Light on collision reflective surface.

It lies in the fact that falling, And reflected Ray placed in a single plane with a perpendicular to the surface, and this perpendicular divides the angle between the indicated rays into identical components.

It is often simplified as follows: corner fall and angle reflections Sveta the same:

α = β.

The law of reflection is based on the features wave optics. It was experimentally substantiated by Euclid in the 3rd century BC. It can be considered a consequence of the use Fermat's principle For mirror surface. Also, this law can be formulated as a consequence of the Huygens principle, according to which any point of the medium, to which the perturbation has reached, acts as a source secondary waves.

Any medium specifically reflects and absorbs light radiation . The parameter describing the reflectivity of the surface of a substance is denoted as reflection coefficient(ρ orR) . Quantitatively, the reflection coefficient is equal to the ratio radiation flux, reflected by the body, to the flow that hit the body:

Light is completely reflected from a thin film of silver or liquid mercury deposited on a sheet of glass.

Allocate diffuse And mirror reflection.