The photopic flicker sensitivity of the chicken was determined using an operant conditioning psychophysical technique. The results show both high- and low-frequency fall-off in the sensitivity response, which peaked around 15 Hz. Flicker sensitivity was determined for a range of stimulus luminance levels, and directly compared to human flicker response measured under similar stimulus conditions...

The Krasno-Ivy nitroglycerin-flicker fusion test was carried out in normal persons, and in patients with arterial hypertension and/or coronary disease. A positive test was obtained more often in patients with cardiovascular abnormalities than in normal individuals. In the former group the frequency of negative results and the inconstancy of response to multiple tests indicate the unrelia-bility...

We study the influence of motion on the visibility of flicker distortions in naturalistic videos. A series of human subjective studies were executed to understand how motion silences the visibility of flicker distortions as a function of object motion, flicker frequency, and video quality. We found that flicker visibility is strongly reduced when the speed of coherent motion is large, and the e...

The measurement of the close-to-the-carrier noise of two-port radio frequency and microwave devices is a relevant issue in time and frequency metrology and in some fields of electronics, physics, and optics. While phase noise is the main concern, amplitude noise is often of interest. Presently the highest sensitivity is achieved with the interferometric method, that consists of the amplificatio...

This article analyzes the design of a low-noise amplifier intended as the input front-end for the measurement of the low-frequency components (below 10 Hz) of a 50 Ω source. Low residual flicker is the main desired performance. This feature can only be appreciated if white noise is sufficiently low, and if an appropriate design ensures dc stability. An optimal solution is proposed, in which the...