Description
Calculate one energy-density bin contribution using a supplied width.
A unit conversion preserves the underlying quantity only when the source and target definitions match. Ratios such as strain and relative density are dimensionless, whereas spectral densities need a bandwidth and radiance needs projected angular coverage. A supplied label or scale factor does not verify the physical definition or measurement conditions.
Calculate one energy-density bin contribution using a supplied width.
When to use this tool
Use Spectral Energy Bin Width Reference when you already have energyDensityPerHertz, binWidthHertz and need to calculate one energy-density bin contribution using a supplied width.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter energyDensityPerHertz, binWidthHertz. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read binEnergy. Use the output convention below.
Require energyDensityPerHertz and binWidthHertz>=0; multiply to return binEnergy.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| energyDensityPerHertz | Energy/Hz, assumed constant or already averaged within the supplied bin. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| binWidthHertz | Bin Width Hertz | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| binEnergy | energyDensityPerHertz*binWidthHertz; not an integration of a varying spectrum. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"energyDensityPerHertz": 2.5,
"binWidthHertz": 4
},
"output": {
"binEnergy": 10
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Density must represent the bin-average or an assumed constant over the bin. No spectrum is integrated, sampling convention chosen or actual energy measured.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Check the original quantity definition, calibration and unit basis before converting. Integrate a varying spectrum or angular distribution when a constant-bin or uniform-radiance approximation is insufficient, and retain the relevant reference conditions.
References
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