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PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

Plastic scintillators work differently: when a reaction particle traverses them, it produces a flash of light whose intensity is then measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
CONT

[...] le milieu détecteur est constitué par des tuiles de scintillateur en plastique. La gerbe de particules provoque dans le scintillateur une émission de lumière qui est détectée puis enregistrée.

PHR

Scintillateur rapide plastique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
CONT

Los centelleadores plásticos operan de otro modo: cuando los atraviesa una partícula de la reacción, producen un destello luminoso cuya intensidad se mide.

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