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P. 1. SUI.LIVAK
[ A morc complcte descriptioii of the experimental techniquc is given in
Sullivan (1968) and Sullivan (197 Ib).] The reconstructed particle trajectories
:itid in particular the projection of these paths on the :-,r plane as shown in
1
I
Y '1 Ili. I . Projection of ii typical particle trajectory onto the :-y plane. n relers to an averaging
proccilurc ( s w Section 2). The numhers on thc curve refer to thc number of time increments
liluii thc skirt of recorded motion.
Fig. I suggest that those paths could be resolved into a series of circular arcs.
That is three successive coordinate positions could be used to define a plane
upon which a circular arc could be drawn through the three positions. The
radius of this arc would then define an instantaneous length scale, and the
P. 1. SUI.LIVAK
[ A morc complcte descriptioii of the experimental techniquc is given in
Sullivan (1968) and Sullivan (197 Ib).] The reconstructed particle trajectories
:itid in particular the projection of these paths on the :-,r plane as shown in
1
I
Y '1 Ili. I . Projection of ii typical particle trajectory onto the :-y plane. n relers to an averaging
proccilurc ( s w Section 2). The numhers on thc curve refer to thc number of time increments
liluii thc skirt of recorded motion.
Fig. I suggest that those paths could be resolved into a series of circular arcs.
That is three successive coordinate positions could be used to define a plane
upon which a circular arc could be drawn through the three positions. The
radius of this arc would then define an instantaneous length scale, and the