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The program PCSF uses published mathematical equations that approximate color-sensitivity functions for computing data for simulations of color vision. It can compute tables of receptor absorptions, ocular media density, fundamental response and color-matching functions, and chromaticity coordinates. It also may be used to evaluate spectral-radiance data with respect to these sensitivity functions. The source code is available and may easily be incorporated into other programs.
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Irtel, H. Computing data for color-vision modeling. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 24, 397–401 (1992). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03203568
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