Instantaneous Velocity Using Photogate Timers
- 19 March 2010
- journal article
- Published by American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in The Physics Teacher
- Vol. 48 (4), 262-263
- https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3361999
Abstract
Photogate timers are commonly used in physics laboratories to determine the velocity of a passing object. In this application a card attached to a moving object breaks the beam of the photogate timer providing the time for the card to pass. The length L of the passing card can then be divided by this time to yield the average velocity (or speed) of the passing object: Vavg = L/t.Keywords
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