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GAS FILLED DETECTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Nuclear Physics
CONT

Both the positive ions and the free electrons can be made to drift in a preferred direction by applying an external electric field. It is the movement of these charges that serves as the basis for the electrical signal produced by the important category of gas-filled detectors that includes ion chambers, proportional counters, and Geiger-Müller detectors.

Key term(s)
  • gas filled detector

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Physique nucléaire
CONT

Les chambres à fission sont des détecteurs remplis de gaz dont les parois internes sont recouvertes d'une fine couche (de l'ordre du mg/cm² au plus) d'uranium enrichi en 235U, en général, ou, plus rarement, d'autres actinides (notamment du plutonium).

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