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PROPORTIONAL GAS-FLOW COUNTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Nuclear Science and Technology
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- proportional gas-flow counter 1, record 1, English, proportional%20gas%2Dflow%20counter
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- proportional counter 2, record 1, English, proportional%20counter
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a measurement device [(more specifically, a type of gaseous ionization detector)] to count particles of ionizing radiation and measure their energy. 2, record 1, English, - proportional%20gas%2Dflow%20counter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Sciences et techniques nucléaires
- Chimie analytique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chambre de comptage proportionnel
1, record 1, French, chambre%20de%20comptage%20proportionnel
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compteur proportionnel 2, record 1, French, compteur%20proportionnel
masculine noun
- compteur proportionnel de courant gazeux 3, record 1, French, compteur%20proportionnel%20de%20courant%20gazeux
masculine noun
- compteur proportionnel à gaz 4, record 1, French, compteur%20proportionnel%20%C3%A0%20gaz
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Détecteurs de radioactivité. [...] Si l'on veut doser du carbone 14, l'eau est piégée sur un support tel que le silicagel. Seul le CO2 marqué parvient à une chambre de comptage proportionnel. Cette chambre est composée d'une enceinte parfaitement propre traversée en son centre par un filament de tungstène porté à une tension de 1500 volts en courant continu. Les ions libérés sous l'effet de la radioactivité sont collectés sur la paroi interne de la chambre de comptage et le signal ainsi obtenu est envoyé après intégration à un enregistreur 1, record 1, French, - chambre%20de%20comptage%20proportionnel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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