The Relationship Between UV Transmittance and Color — Visual Description and Instrumental Measurement

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-137

  Wilson, C A ^a   Gies, P H ^b   Niven, B E ^a   Mclennan, A ^b   Bevin, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Australian Radation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency   (Australia)

Author keywords

CIE LAB; CIE tristimulus (XYZ); color; threshold; transmittance; UV

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CIE LAB; CIE TRISTIMULUS (XYZ); HIGH TRANSMITTANCE; INSTRUMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; INSTRUMENTAL METHODS; THRESHOLD; TRANSMITTANCE; UV PROTECTION;

COLOR;

COLOR; COLORIMETRY; FABRIC; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 67651092082     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507081302     Document Type: Article

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