Spectral effects in escape route lighting

Lighting Research and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-216

  Mulder, M ^a   Boyce, Peter R ^a,b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SOURCES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VISION;

ESCAPE ROUTE LIGHTING; PHOTOPIC ILLUMINANCE; SCOTOPIC ILLUMINANCE; SPECTRAL POWER DISTRIBUTION;

EMERGENCY LIGHTING;

EID: 24744466887     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1365782805li137oa     Document Type: Article

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