- scintillation counter
- noun Date: 1948 a device for detecting and registering individual scintillations (as in radioactive emission)
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scintillation counter — n a device for detecting and registering individual scintillations (as in radioactive emission) called also scintillometer * * * a device to measure and record the fluorescent flashes in a scintillator exposed to high energy radiation. * * * an… … Medical dictionary
scintillation counter — n. an instrument for detecting and measuring the scintillations induced by ionizing radiation in a crystal or phosphor … English World dictionary
Scintillation counter — A scintillation counter measures ionizing radiation. The sensor, called a scintillator, consists of a transparent crystal, usually phosphor, plastic (usually containing anthracene), or organic liquid (see liquid scintillation counting) that… … Wikipedia
scintillation counter — blyksimasis skaitiklis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Blyksimasis įtaisas jonizuojančiajai spinduliuotei ir elementariosioms dalelėms (pvz., elektronams, protonams, neutronams, gama kvantams, mezonams) aptikti ir… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
scintillation counter — scintilometras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas, aptinkantis ir registruojantis atskirus radioaktyviosios spinduliuotės blyksėjimus. atitikmenys: angl. scintillation counter; scintillation detector;… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
scintillation counter — blyksimasis skaitiklis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. scintillation counter vok. Szintillationszähler, m rus. сцинтилляционный счётчик, m pranc. compteur à scintillation, m; scintillateur, m; scintilleur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
scintillation counter — scintiliacinis skaitiklis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Prietaisas jonizuojančiajai spinduliuotei ir elementariosioms dalelėms aptikti ir registruoti. atitikmenys: angl. scintillation counter rus. сцинтилляционный счетчик … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
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. Also called scintillometer /sin tl om i teuhr/. [1945 50] * * * ▪ instrument… … Universalium
scintillation counter — noun counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation • Hypernyms: ↑counter tube … Useful english dictionary
scintillation counter — noun A detector of particles and ionizing radiation which uses a photomultiplier to generate flashes of light … Wiktionary
