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Reflectance Factor Measurement Complications Due to Near Infrared Fluorescence

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Author(s)

Maria E. Nadal, Carl C. Miller, Clarence J. Zarobila

Abstract

The researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found that the widely used orange and red color tiles unexpectedly exhibit near infrared fluorescence. An analysis of the effect this fluorescence component has on the measured reflectance factor utilizing different measurement methods.
Citation
Color Research and Application
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

BCRA tiles, Color Standards, Fluorescence, Reflectance Factor
Physics

Citation

Nadal, M. , Miller, C. and Zarobila, C. (2010), Reflectance Factor Measurement Complications Due to Near Infrared Fluorescence, Color Research and Application, [online], https://doi.org/10.1002/col.20614 (Accessed October 22, 2025)

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Created September 1, 2010, Updated November 10, 2018
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