Open AccessThe photosensitivity of visual purple solutions and the scotopic sensitivity of the eye in the ultra-violet
Publication year - 1942
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, mathematical and physical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.814
H-Index - 135
eISSN - 2053-9169
pISSN - 0080-4630
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1942.0036
Subject(s) - scotopic vision , photosensitivity , ultra violet , sensitivity (control systems) , optoelectronics , naked eye , materials science , optics , physics , retina , engineering , electronic engineering , fluorescence
Previous measurements of the spectral variation of the photosensitivity of visual purple solutions have been extended into the far ultra-violet. The products have been found to be the same as in the visible.