Virginia TechBander, J. A.Sanzone, G.2014-04-092014-04-091974-07Bander, J. A.; Sanzone, G., "An improved laser-schlieren system for measurement of shock-wave velocity," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 45, 949 (1974); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.16867750034-6748http://hdl.handle.net/10919/47049An improved laser_schlieren system for the measurement of shock_wave velocities has been developed which employs a single detector.Calibration of multiple detectors has been obviated. The system has been shown to yield, in addition to the shock_wave velocity, additional information on the arrival time of the contact surface. Shock_tube performance is compared to the predictions of Mirels' theories.en-USIn Copyrightvelocity measurementcalibrationlaser sensorsArticle - Refereedhttp://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/rsi/45/7/10.1063/1.1686775https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1686775