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Technical Report: Photobiological Hazard Assessment of Orbital Solar Reflectors

Technical Report: Photobiological Hazard Assessment of Orbital Solar Reflectors

Executive Summary This report details a photobiological hazard assessment of the general concept of Orbital Solar Reflectors (OSRs). A recent proposal, Reflect Orbital’s proposed Earendil-1 satellite is used as an exemplar. The analysis was conducted following IEC...

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Refinements to the Worthing Relationship – A Quantum Version of Wien’s Displacement Law

Refinements to the Worthing Relationship – A Quantum Version of Wien’s Displacement Law

Refinements to the Worthing Relationship – A Quantum Version of Wien’s Displacement Law Eric Bretschneider, Ph.D. Abstract Wien’s Displacement Law is a simple equation that allows calculation of the peak wavelength for a black body light source as a function of...

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Can Designs and Measurements Based on the Circadian Stimulus Model Stand the Test of Time?

Can Designs and Measurements Based on the Circadian Stimulus Model Stand the Test of Time?

Author: Eric Bretschneider, Ph.D INTRODUCTION When considering the potential circadian impact of lighting, lighting designers have a choice between three different models: melanopic equivalent daylight illuminance, or m-EDI [CIE 2018]; equivalent melanopic lux, or...