jansky

jansky

See also: Jansky

English

Etymology

Named after radio astronomer Karl Guthe Jansky.

Noun

jansky (plural janskys or janskies)

  1. A non-SI unit (symbol Jy) measuring electromagnetic flux density equal to 10-26 watts per square meter per hertz.

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.