MEASURING THE ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND VELOCITY OF A MOVING PROJECTILE

Abstract

Two different probes were developed for measuring the electrical charge and velocity of a moving charged projectile. The probes were tested using 5/32-inchdiameter steel balls fired from a rifle at roughly 4500 feet per second. The projectiles were frictionally charged to from 50 to 100 micromicrocoulomb by passing through a 0.0003-inch-thick plastic sheet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0612797

Entities

People

  • J. E. Nanevicz
  • W. C. Wadsworth

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Charged Particles
  • Diameters
  • Electrodes
  • Electromagnetic Environments
  • Ice Fog
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Projectile Trajectories
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Spark Gaps

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Metallurgy
  • Plasma Physics.