AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED HIGH SPEED STREAK CAMERA

Abstract

The design and development of an electronically controlled high speed streak camera is described. The camera employs a magnetic suspension and drive mechanism which allows a prismatic mirror to be suspended without friction in a magnetic field and to be driven to extremely high rotational velocities. This provides the streak camea with a time resolution and controllability which could not be achieved by more conventional means. The design, development, and initial operation are described, but no performance data is available as technical and administrative problems forced termination of the project before it could be completed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0287531

Entities

People

  • O. Van P. Sessoms
  • Thomas W. Bailey

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Friction
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Photography
  • Streak Cameras

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Software Engineering
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics