spark chamber

spark chamber

n.

A device consisting of electrically charged parallel metal plates in a chamber filled with inert gas, used to detect and measure a charged subatomic particle as it passes through the chamber, leaving a trail of sparks.

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spark chamber

n

(General Physics) physics a device for detecting ionizing radiation, consisting of two oppositely charged metal plates in a chamber containing inert gas, so that a particle passing through the chamber ionizes the gas and causes a spark to jump between the electrodes

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spark chamber - an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles spark counter particle detector - a chamber in which particles can be made visible

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