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A ballistic chronograph with a measurement uncertainty of less than +/- 0.1 m/s has been designed, constructed and tested. Because of this low uncertainty, this chronograph can be used as a reference to calibrate and/or characterize the performance of commercially-available chronographs.
Paulter, N.
and Larson, D.
(2009),
Reference Ballistic Chronograph, Optical Engineering, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32808
(Accessed May 28, 2023)