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scintillation counter

A device for detecting and counting scintillations produced by ionizing radiation.

scintillation counter

(Physics / General Physics) an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of high-energy radiation. It consists of a phosphor with which particles collide producing flashes of light that are detected by a photomultiplier and converted into pulses of electric current that are counted by electronic equipment

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scintillation counter - counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation

counter tube - a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events

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scintillation counter (redirected from Scintillation meter)

scintillation counter
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