scintillation counter
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- noun
- /ˌsɪntɪˈleɪʃən ˈkaʊntər/
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- The gas (Geiger counter) or liquid (scintillation counter) would likely be more susceptible to influence by variation in solar or cosmic radiation than the dense radioactive material itself.
- a liquid scintillation counter
So this is sort of a very oversimplified view of what's going on in your scintillation counter.
- So this is sort of a very oversimplified view of what's going on in your scintillation counter.
Examples
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The scintillation counter detected the faint light produced by the radioactive sample.
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For that period in the history of nuclear physics, the liquid scintillation counter apparatus was immense (Figure 3).
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Cells are placed on filter paper, and radiolabeled thymidine content is determined in a liquid scintillation counter.
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The sensitivity of some types of detectors (scintillation counters, for instance) is mind-blowing.
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They showed that the electron antineutrino existed by using a nuclear reactor and large liquid scintillation counters.
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Somehow using a scintillation counter or using these phosphor imagers, you can quantitate the amount of radioactivity you have present.
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Researchers used a scintillation counter to accurately measure the radiation levels in the laboratory.
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In our experiment, we relied on a scintillation counter to analyze the radiation coming from the isotopes.
Synonyms
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A device that detects and measures invisible radiation from radioactive materials
A material that gives light when hit by X-rays to detect radiation
A machine that detects small amounts of radiation from the body to make medical images
A machine that detects radiation in the body to make images showing how organs work
A device that detects radiation when particles hit a crystal
A device that detects and measures radiation by counting electric charges created inside a tube
A tube that detects radiation and gives an electrical signal showing how strong the radiation is
A device that detects radiation by counting particles in a tube filled with gas
A device that measures radiation by detecting tiny charged particles in a gas tube
Device that measures radiation that makes charged particles by detecting those particles in a gas
A device with a gas-filled tube that detects and measures radiation
A device that makes tiny sparks when particles from radiation pass through it
How Sensitive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'scintillation' (flashes of light produced by ionizing radiation) + 'counter' (a device that counts) yields a device that counts scintillations and so detects/measures radiation. This noun+noun instrument pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
Scintillation counter comes from the idea of tiny flashes of light: scintillation means a small 'flash' or 'spark' and a counter is something that counts. Because the device turns those tiny flashes into counts, the name now means a machine that 'detects' and 'measures' radiation.