Particle detector
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In experimental and applied particle physics, nuclear physics, and nuclear engineering, a particle detector, also known as a radiation detector, is a device used to detect, track, and/or identify ioni
Cloud chambers visualize particles by creating a supersaturated layer of vapor. Particles passing through this region create cloud tracks similar to condensation trails of planes
Recording of a bubble chamber at CERN
Geiger counter
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A Geiger counter is an electronic instrument for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation with the use of a Geiger–Müller tube. It is widely used in applications such as radiation dosimetry, radiolo
Particle detector
…Electroscope (when used as a portable dosimeter) Gaseous ionization detector Geiger counter Ionization chamber Proportional counter Scintillation counter…
A "two-piece" bench-type Geiger–Müller counter using a cylindrical end-window detector connected to an electronics module with analogue readout
Geiger counter with pancake type probe
Laboratory use of a Geiger counter with end-window probe to measure beta radiation
A modern one-piece Geiger–Müller counter, including Geiger–Müller tube type 70 019 (at the top)