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ERIC Number: EJ1331294
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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The Sound of a Laser Blaster: Acoustic Dispersion in Metal Springs Analyzed with Mobile Devices and Open-Source PC Audio Software
Ludwig-Petsch, Kim; Hirth, Michael; Kuhn, Jochen
Physics Teacher, v60 n1 p28-33 Jan 2022
The typical sound of George Lucas' laser blaster in the "Star Wars" series is well known. What does a laser blaster in "Star Wars" sound like, and why? Here we show a simple way to produce this sound by using low-cost lab material, like a spring or a Slinky. Building on the work of Crawford, who analyzed the sound of a Slinky using oscilloscopes, we present a technique for analyzing the sound using mobile devices. For a deeper quantitative analysis, a PC with open-source software is used.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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