Measurement of the Color Characteristics and Brightness of Fluorescent and Phosphorescent Material

Abstract

The physical basis of color measurement is discussed; and an experiment comparison is made of the photoelectric and spectrophotographic method for determining the spectral distribution of energy from fluorescent and phosphorescent material. An R. C. A. photomultiplier tube with a D. C. amplifier is used as a detecting instrument. Samples of fluorescent cloth radiating in the visible portion of the spectrum when excited by light from a G. E. S.-4 high intensity mercury arc, were examined and color characteristics measured. It was concluded that the photoelectric method was simpler, more rapid and accurate than spectrophotographic methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1947
Accession Number
ADA276623

Entities

People

  • L. H. Dawson
  • L. J. Boardman
  • L. R. Furlong
  • W. S. Plymale Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Color Temperature
  • Distribution Curves
  • Filters
  • High Pressure
  • Luminosity
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Observers
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Oxalic Acid
  • Phosphorescent Materials
  • Photographic Materials
  • Spectra
  • Standards
  • Ultraviolet Radiation
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics.