Prototype Kerr cell dated 1959-1964
- Made:
- 1959-1964
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Prototype Kerr cell dated 1959-1964. Developed by 20th Century Electronics as a fast shutter for the 'streak' camera which was used to take images of detonations.
Details
- Category:
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Object Number:
- 1999-115
- Materials:
- glass, nitrobenzine, metal
- Measurements:
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overall (estimate): 100 mm
- type:
- kerr cell
- credit:
- MacDonald, James S.
