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A fairly simple apparatus can produce single or repeated flashes of white light that combine large area, high intensity, variable duration, and rapid onset and offset. The basic components are: (1) a fluorescent lamp with a fast decaytime; (2) a switching or 'gating' circuit to switch on and off a high DC voltage-supply to the lamp; and (3) a pulse-generator to control the rate and duration at which the gating circuit operates. The relation of these components is seen in the block-diagram of Fig. 1.
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Gerbrands et al. (1964) studied this question.
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