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  • noun physics A device that measures the time between events that interrupt an infra-red beam

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photo- +‎ gate

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Examples

  • ZAHN: Senator Graham, I just want to quickly close with your reaction to the so-called "photogate", the picture of President Bush that's being used to raise money for his party.

    CNN Transcript May 15, 2002 2002

  • I think you should consider renaming this incident to photogate or footieshirtgate or similar as SADIQ KAHN PHOTOSHOP GATE doesn't quite have the appropriate feeling of drama about it!

    Sadiq Khan Photoshop Gate - The Evidence Kerron Cross 2006

  • It's easy to measure the period using the photogate timer.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2010

  • Charge accumulated under the photogate during integration is localized to a potential well controlled by an access transistor.

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  • By subtracting the first signal from the second to remove low frequency reset noise, the photogate active pixel architecture can perform correlated double sampling.

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  • Charge accumulated under the photogate during integration is localized to a potential well controlled by an access transistor.

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  • A major benefit of photogate designs are their reduced noise features when operating at low light levels, as compared to photodiode sensors.

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  • By subtracting the first signal from the second to remove low frequency reset noise, the photogate active pixel architecture can perform correlated double sampling.

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  • C. 2) After Cart A, passes the photogate, it measures a different velocity, (slower).

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • C. 2) The velocity measure after Cart A passed the photogate is different than when the collision took place because the carts are going slower?

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

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