bubble chamber

Noun

Meaning

an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

calorimeter cloud chamber ionization chamber photomultiplier tube proportional counter Geiger-Muller tube spark chamber wire chamber liquid scintillator bladder chamber multi-wire proportional chamber neutron detector scintillation detector semiconductor detector solid-state detector
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Hypernyms

particle detector

Examples

If you go into the laboratory and ask a physicist what causes the pion trajectories in his bubble chamber to curve, he'll probably answer "magnetic field", not "magnetic induction." Source: Internet

Finally, superheated liquid hydrogen was used in many bubble chamber experiments. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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