particle detector

Definitions of particle detector

1. noun

   a chamber in which particles can be made visible
   types:

   bubble chamber

   an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles

   Wilson cloud chamber, cloud chamber

   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

   spark chamber, spark counter

   an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles

   type of:

   chamber

   a natural or artificial enclosed space