
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Di Marzio, Frank 
A1  - Szajman, Jakub 
A1  - Mazzolini, Alex 
T1  - A Fibre Optic Sensor for High-velocity Measurements of Projectiles Driven by Hot Gases
JF  - Australian Journal of Physics
JO  - Aust. J.  Phys.
Y1  - 1995
VL  - 48
IS  - 1
SP  - 79
EP  - 88
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/PH950079 
N2  - A fibre optic sensor system for the measurement of the velocity of projectiles propelled by hot gases has been developed. It was found that fibre optic techniques have significant advantages over conventional breakwire methods in this electromagnetically noisy environment. A simple passive fibre system produced both accurate and reliable measurements of projectile velocities which, in this study, were in the range 1-3 km s-l. In addition, by using a number of fibres at different positions along the projectile path, the average velocity of the projectile can be determined at several points, and a velocity profile for the projectile motion obtained. 
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