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Light source spectrum, brightness perception and visual performance in pedestrian environments: a review

S Fotios, PhD

School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK, steve.fotios{at}sheffield.ac.uk

C Cheal, MSc

Faculty of Development and Society, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

PR Boyce, PhD

Independent Consultant, Bridge, Canterbury, Kent, UK

This review considers the impact of light source spectral power distribution (SPD) on brightness perception and visual performance in mesopic conditions, with emphasis on the comparison of metal halide (MH) and high pressure sodium (HPS) lamps. Models of mesopic vision predict that SPD is a significant variable in that at a HPS photopic luminance of 0.100 cd/m2, MH need only produce about 0.070-0.075 cd/m2 to be seen as equally bright. However, attempts to validate the predictions of these models in the field have met with mixed success. As for visual performance, experimentation has shown that there are effects of SPD in mesopic conditions, but the magnitude of these effects depends on the nature of the task. Three alternative approaches are suggested for comparing light sources with different SPDs in mesopic conditions.

Lighting Research and Technology, Vol. 37, No. 4, 271-291 (2005)
DOI: 10.1191/1365782805li139oa
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