Immediate Visibility after Red and White Adaptation

Abstract

The ability to see simulated ship silhouettes and shadows within 10 seconds of looking away from either red or white light of equal brightness was measured. There were no significant differences in the ability to see such targets after adaptation to red or white light at either 0.1 or .01 fL, or when the background illumination was .09 fc or .006 fc. Keywords: Red adaptation; night vision; periscope viewing; red adaptation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 1985
Accession Number
ADA156271

Entities

People

  • D. A. Kobus
  • S. M. Luria

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Brightness
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computer Simulations
  • Detection
  • Illumination
  • Intensity
  • Observers
  • Periscopes
  • Sensitivity
  • Shadows
  • Ships
  • Silhouettes
  • Submarine Periscopes
  • Submarines
  • Visibility
  • White Light

Readers

  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.