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cloud chamber

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 629117 Last modified 05.05.2024
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
  • osakeste detektorkamber, mida kasutatakse ioniseeriva kiirguse läbipääsu visualiseerimiseks ja osakeste trajektoori mõõtmiseks
  • particle detector chamber used for visualizing and measuring the passage of ionizing radiation
pilvekamber preferred
Usage examples
  • Pilvekamber koosneb suletud keskkonnast, mis sisaldab üleküllastunud vee või alkoholi auru, milles energeetiline laetud osake (näiteks alfa- või beetaosake) interakteerub gaasilise seguga, koputades elektronid kokkupõrgete ajal elektrostaatiliste jõudude abil gaasimolekulidelt maha, mille tulemuseks on ioniseeritud gaasiosakeste jälg.
cloud chamber preferred
Usage examples
  • A cloud chamber consists of a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol. An energetic charged particle (for example, an alpha or beta particle) interacts with the gaseous mixture by knocking electrons off gas molecules via electrostatic forces during collisions, resulting in a trail of ionized gas particles.

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