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cloud chamber

DEFINITIONS OF: cloud chamber

1

n apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track

Synonyms:
Wilson cloud chamber
Type of:
particle detector
a chamber in which particles can be made visible
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