Solid-state lighting for the International Space Station: Tests of visual performance and melatonin regulation

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-28

  Brainard, George C ^a   Coyle, William ^a   Ayers, Melissa ^a   Kemp, John ^a   Warfield, Benjamin ^a   Maida, James ^b   Bowen, Charles ^b   Bernecker, Craig ^c   Lockley, Steven W ^d   Hanifin, John P ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; International; Melatonin; Neuroendocrine; Solid state lighting; Space Station; Vision

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COLOR VISION; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH RISKS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEATING; HORMONES; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHTING; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; SLEEP RESEARCH; SPACE STATIONS; TESTING; TOXIC MATERIALS; VISION;

CIRCADIAN; INTERNATIONAL; MELATONIN; NEUROENDOCRINE; SOLID STATE LIGHTING;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84885573183     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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