Evaluating light source efficacy under mesopic conditions using reaction times

Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-138

  He, Y ^a   Rea, M ^a   Bierman, A ^a   Bullough, J ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUMINESCENCE; VISION;

LIGHT SOURCE EFFICACY;

LIGHT SOURCES;

EID: 0031539857     PISSN: 00994480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00994480.1997.10748173     Document Type: Article

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