Spectral response of the human eye
- 1 July 1978
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Vol. 68 (7) , 935-937
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.68.000935
Abstract
A thermal activation energy of 1.5 eV for the activation of rhodopsin is needed to reduce the rate of thermal activations below the rate of optical activation at the luminance of the absolute threshold. The thermal energy of 1.5 eV is not inconsistent with the optical threshold energy of about 1.8 eV.Keywords
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