ERIC Number: EJ985116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-May
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Very Fast Temperature Measurement with a Thin Lamp Filament
G. Calza, Gratton, L. M.; Lopez-Arias, T.; Oss, S.
Physics Education, v47 n3 p334-337 May 2012
We construct a thermometer exploiting the electric resistance of the filament of a small lamp used in micro-illumination settings. The instrument may guarantee a response time better than 10 ms, i.e. much faster than commercial thermocouples or other quite expensive devices. This makes our thermometer a useful one in several processes which are characterized by a rapid time evolution. (Contains 1 table and 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Heat, Energy, Light, Science Experiments, Laboratory Equipment, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Science Laboratories, Measurement Equipment, Thermodynamics, Physics
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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