- spinthariscopes
- n. device for detecting alpha particles (Physics)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
spinthariscopes
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Spinthariscope — A Spinthariscope is a device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations caused by the interaction of ionizing radiation with a phosphor (see radioluminescence) or scintillator. The spinthariscope was invented by William Crookes in 1903.… … Wikipedia
Spinthariscope — Traduction de l article en anglais Le Spinthariscope est un appareil permettant d observer les désintégrations nucléaires individuelles provoquées par l interaction de radiations ionisantes et du phosphore (voir Phosphorescence et scintillation)… … Wikipédia en Français
