A stroboscope apparatus suitable for frequency measurement is described. The apparatus employs a thyratron, and demands only 0.6 volt-ampere from the source of standard frequency. The operation of the device is described, and the effective length of each light flash is shown to be approximately 50 microseconds.
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R.S.J. Spilsbury (1936) studied this question.