English Dictionary

cloud chamber

名詞

A particle detector used for detecting ionizing radiation. In its most basic form, it is a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol, in which a mist can be seen where a charged particle interacts with the mixture and it ionizes it.

日本語の意味

イオン化放射線を検出するために使用される粒子検出器。 / 超飽和状態の水蒸気やアルコールを封入した環境内で、帯電粒子が通過する際に霧が発生する仕組みによって、粒子の通過を視認可能にする装置。

The physics students gathered around the cloud chamber to watch the faint tracks produced by cosmic rays.

物理の学生たちは宇宙線によって生じるかすかな軌跡を観察するために霧箱の周りに集まった。

意味（1）

A particle detector used for detecting ionizing radiation. In its most basic form, it is a sealed environment containing a supersaturated vapor of water or alcohol, in which a mist can be seen where a charged particle interacts with the mixture and it ionizes it.

cloud chambers （ plural ）