Brightness temperature

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Term: Brightness temperature
Definition:

In radio astronomy, the temperature of a source calculated on the assumption that it is a blackbody emitting radiation of the observed intensity at a given wavelength.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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