A REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON FLASH BLINDNESS

Abstract

The nature and cause of flash blindness are briefly discussed, and the most important data from both field tests and laboratory experiments are summarized. Data on time of recovery from effects of flash blindness are reviewed and presented as a function of total effective integrated energy in the flash, the size of the pupil, the state of adaptation prior to the flash, the size of the critical detail in the recovery target, the luminance of the target, the spectrum of the radiation, and individual variation in response. From a military operational point of view, this survey indicates that there is sufficient data on basic phenomena to proceed to research on possible countermeasure devices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0840277

Entities

People

  • Joseph D. Teresi

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Blindness
  • Candles
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Field Tests
  • High Altitude
  • Illumination
  • Light Sources
  • Low Altitude
  • Luminance
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Optical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Recovery
  • Spectra
  • Visual Acuity

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  • Systems Analysis and Design