THE EFFECTS OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION ON THE EYE.

Abstract

An argon gas forced transpiration arc (FTA) source used to produce a high intensity 180 nm to above 2.5 micron continuous spectrum was described. Calibration technics, monitoring instrumentation and procedures for studying the effects of ultraviolet on the eye were presented. An ultraviolet space energy profile was composed using data from rocket flights. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0685724

Entities

People

  • Donald G. Pitts
  • Harold W. Casey
  • John E. Prince
  • Kenneth R. Kay
  • Robert W. Bowman

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Continuous Spectra
  • Diffractometers
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Instrumentation
  • Intensity
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Monitoring
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Radiation
  • Spectra
  • Ultraviolet Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster