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biconical reflectance

[7.3.3.5] ρ(ωi;ωr)
The ratio of reflected flux collected through a conical solid angle to the incident flux limited to a conical solid angle (see Figure 9).

Note: The direction and extent of each cone must be specified.

Figure 9
Figure 9
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