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Photogate (Light Gate)

Photogate (Light Gate)

£89.00 ex VAT | £106.80 Inc VAT

Use the Photogate to study free fall, rolling objects, collisions, and pendulums.

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Description

Photogates allow for extremely accurate timing of events within physics experiments, for studying free fall, air track collisions, pendulum periods, the speed of a rolling object, among other things. The Vernier Photogate includes an accessory rod for mounting to a ring stand.

The gate has an input port so multiple gates can be connected in a daisy-chain configuration with up to four gates going to a single interface channel.

The laser gate mode requires the addition of a common pen laser, which is directed into the laser port. The laser may be some distance from the gate, so that you can measure the speed of larger objects such as a rocket, model car, or even a real automobile.

Experiment Ideas

The Photogate can be found in the following Vernier Lab Books:-

Advanced Physics with Vernier:Mechanics

  • Error Analysis
  • Newton’s First Law
  • Newton’s Second Law
  • Energy Storage and Transfer: Kinetic Energy
  • Impulse and Momentum (Photogate)
  • Momentum and Collisions (Photogates)
  • Centripetal Acceleration
  • Centripetal Acceleration

Physics with Vernier

  • Picket Fence Free Fall
  • Projectile Motion (Photogates)
  • Atwood’s Machine
  • Pendulum Periods

Engineering Projects with NI LabVIEW and Vernier

  • DC Motor Control
  • Servo Motors

Specification

  • Power req: 5 VDC at 40 mA
  • Infrared source: Peak at 880 nm
  • Dimension: 75 mm gate width
  • Output is high and LED off for unblocked gate
  • Output is low and LED on for blocked gate
  • Beam approximately 9 mm from the end of the gate arms
  • Resolution: 1μs

Requirements

Choose a platform below to see compatible interface and software options.

InterfaceLabQuest App
LabQuest 3

Full Support
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full Support
Vernier LabQuest
(Discontinued)
Full Support

InterfaceSoftware
Graphical AnalysisLogger Pro
LabQuest MiniFull supportFull support
LabQuest 3

Full supportFull support
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full supportFull support
LabQuest Stream
(Discontinued)

USB onlyFull support
Vernier LabQuest
(Discontinued)
Full supportFull support
LabPro
(Discontinued)
IncompatibleFull support

COMPATIBILITY NOTES
1. Connect LabQuest Stream via USB. Wireless connection is not supported.

InterfaceSoftware
Graphical Analysis for Chrome
LabQuest MiniFull support
LabQuest 3Full support
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full support
LabQuest Stream
(Discontinued)
Full support1
Original LabQuest

(Discontinued)
Full support

COMPATIBILITY NOTES
1. Connect LabQuest Stream via USB. Wireless connection is not supported.

InterfaceSoftware
Graphical Analysis
LabQuest 3Full support 1
LabQuest Stream
(Discontinued)
Full support
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full support 1

COMPATIBILITY NOTES
1.Mobile devices can only connect to LabQuest 2 or LabQuest 3 via Wireless Data Sharing.

InterfaceSoftware
Graphical Analysis
LabQuest 3Full support 1
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full support 1
LabQuest Stream
(Discontinued)
Full support

COMPATIBILITY NOTES
1.Mobile devices can only connect to LabQuest 2 or LabQuest 3 via Wireless Data Sharing

What's Included

  • Vernier Photogate
  • (1) Interface cable
  • (1) Accessory rod

Additional information

Weight9.01 kg