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Reference Ballistic Chronograph

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Author(s)

Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Donald R. Larson

Abstract

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.
Citation
Optical Engineering
Volume
48
Issue
4
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

ballistic chronograph, reference, uncertainty, velocity, waveform
Metrology

Citation

Paulter, N. and Larson, D. (2009), Reference Ballistic Chronograph, Optical Engineering, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32808 (Accessed April 16, 2024)

Created April 30, 2009, Updated January 27, 2020