cloud chamber

English

Noun

cloud chamber (plural cloud chambers)

1. A particle detector used for detecting ionizing radiation. In its most basic form, it is a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol, in which a mist can be seen where a charged particle interacts with the mixture and it ionizes it.

Synonyms

• Wilson chamber

Translations

Translations

• Danish: tågekammer n
• Finnish: sumukammio (fi)
• French: chambre à brouillard (fr) f
• German: Nebelkammer (de) f
• Indonesian: kamar kabut
• Malay: kebukawan
• Russian: ка́мера Ви́льсона f (kámera Vílʹsona), туманная камера f (tumannaja kamera)
• Swedish: dimkammare (sv) c
• Tagalog: paulapan

See also

• bubble chamber