scintillation counter
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scintillation counter
n.
A device for detecting and counting scintillations produced by ionizing radiation.
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scintillation counter
n
(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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scintilla′tion count`er
n.
a device that measures radioactivity by registering the number of scintillations it produces.
Also called scin•til•lom•e•ter (sin`tl om′i tər).[1945–50]
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Noun | 1. | 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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