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ionization tube

DEFINITIONS OF: ionization tube

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n a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation

Synonyms:
ionization chamber
Types:
boron chamber
an ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons
Geiger tube, Geiger-Muller tube
an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter
Type of:
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system
instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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