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cloud chamber

A device that renders visible the paths of high energy subatomic particles. A supersaturated vapor condition is created in a chamber filled with dust-free air by a sudden adiabatic expansion and cooling. In this environment, the small ions formed along the path of a high energy particle act as effective condensation nuclei. The line of droplets so formed can be used to mark the path. See meteorological cloud chamber.

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  • ส่วนหนึ่งของคำพูด: noun
  • อุตสาหกรรม/ขอบเขต: Weather
  • Category: Meteorology
  • Company: AMS

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