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Spectral composition of the light of Chaetopterus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

J. A. C. Nicol
J. A. C. Nicol
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory
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The spectral composition of the light of Chaetopterus variopedatus has been measured by means of spectral niters and multiplier phototube. Spectral emission extends from about 405 to 605 mμ, with a maximum at about 465 mμ. The spectral curve of Chaetopterus light is compared with a human visibility curve (scotopic vision), a visibility curve for Limulus, and an absorption curve for fish visual purple. Luminous efficiencies, based on these curves, are calculated.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , November 1957 , pp. 629 - 642
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1957

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