The Core Camera: Continuous Receptivity — One Rotating Element

J. N. Whyte

The advantages of a streak camera having continuous receptivity and employing only one rotating element are discussed. The essential element of such a camera is a prism-mirror combination which is rotated at high speed. Various arrangements of this combination are possible, and have been investigated with a view to compensating for the aberrational and “splitting” effects. The theory of image formation through the combination is reviewed and alternative schemes are discussed.

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Published
1961-02
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J15275