cloud chamber
cloud chamber · cloud chambers
камера Вильсона, туманная камера
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A particle detector used for detecting ionizing radiationA particle detector used for detecting ionizing radiation. In its most basic form, it is a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol, in which a mist can be seen where a charged particle interacts with the mixture and it ionizes it.
Meaning
1 sensesA particle detector used for detecting ionizing radiation. In its most basic form, it is a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol, in which a mist can be seen where a charged particle interacts with the mixture and it ionizes it.
Nebelkammer
ка́мера Ви́льсонаkámera Vílʹsona, туманная камераtumannaja kamera
More definitions
- apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
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Forms
plural: cloud chambers| Singular | cloud chamber |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track:Wilson cloud chamber
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1 related wordsRelatedbubble chamber