scintillation counter

scin·til·la·tion count·er

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sin-tl-ey-shuh n koun-ter]
- /ˌsɪn tlˈeɪ ʃən ˈkaʊn tər/
- /sɪntɪˈleɪʃn ˈkaʊntə(r)/

Definitions of scintillation counter words

noun scintillation counter a device for detecting and measuring radioactivity, having a crystal scintillator, a photoelectric cell sensitive to the light from scintillations, and an amplifier. 1
noun scintillation counter 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 0
noun scintillation counter an instrument for detecting and measuring the scintillations induced by ionizing radiation in a crystal or phosphor 0

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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