SWEEPNIK was a device designed by Otto Frisch that used a sweeping laser to follow bubble chamber tracks. It was later used to follow roads as an aid to the digitisation of maps.[1][2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Cambridge Physics - Sweepnik". Cambridge Physics, part of the Cavendish Laboratory Educational Outreach website for schools and the public. Archived from the original on 20 June 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ Davies, D. J. M.; Frisch, O. R.; Street, G. S. B. (1970-05-30). "Sweepnik: A fast semi-automatic track-measuring machine". Nuclear Instruments and Methods. 82: 54–60. doi:10.1016/0029-554X(70)90325-3. ISSN 0029-554X.
- ^ "Cavendish Laboratory : The Sweepnik plate analyser for high energy particle tracks in about 1970". Cambridge Digital Library. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ Davies, D J M; Street, G S B; Frisch, O R (1970). "SWEEPNIK II, an improved track measuring machine" (PDF). INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DATA HANDLING SYSTEMS IN HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS, CAVENDISH LABORATORY, CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 23--25, 1970. Proceedings, Vol. I.: 285-292. doi:10.5170/CERN-1970-021-V-1.285.