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Definition: Scintillation Counter |
Scintillation CounterNoun1. Counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | The combination of phosphor, photomultiplier tube, and associated circuits for counting scintillations, sense 2. Also called scintillating counter. (references) |
Mining | A sensitive instrument for the location of radioactive ore, such as uranium, radium, and thorium. It uses a transparent crystal that gives off a minute flash of light when struck by a gamma ray, and a photomultiplier tube that produces an electrical impulse when the light from the crystal strikes it. The scintillation counter has advantages over the Geiger counter as it is more sensitive, more compact, and can distinguish between types of radiation. The instrument responds to gamma rays emitted from the minerals mentioned and charts their intensity. It is used in aerial geophysical prospecting and the resulting maps are used as a guide for a more detailed ground investigation. See also:coal-sensing probe. (references) |
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Crosswords: Scintillation Counter |
| Specialty definitions using "scintillation counter": drill-hole counting ♦ radioactivity prospecting ♦ scintillating counter. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Pictured is a researcher seated in front of a scintillation counter. This device measures radioactivity incorporated into a cell culture. The researcher is looking up at the screen.Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |
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scintillation counter | 8 |
liquid scintillation counter | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "scintillation counter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | denne scintillationstaeller bestaar af en tynd NaI ( TI )-krystal lukket inde bag et beryllium-vindue (closed by a beryllium window, this scintillation counter is made up of a thin NaI (TI) crystal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | deze scintillatieteller is opgebouwd uit een dun NaI (TI)-kristal, afgesloten met een beryllium venster (closed by a beryllium window, this scintillation counter is made up of a thin NaI (TI) crystal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | pour mesurer le débit d'exposition le compteur scintillations NaI allie une plus grande sensibilité l'avantage de permettre également de déterminer le spectre d'énergie du rayonnement émis (a NaI scintillation counter used as an exposure meter has great sensitivity and). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | ein NaJ-Szintillationszaehler als Dosisleistungsmesser weist den Vorteil auf, dass er nicht nur einen grossen Empfindlichkeitsbereich hat, sondern auch Aufschluss gibt ueber das Energiespektrum der emittierten Strahlung (a NaI scintillation counter used as an exposure meter has great sensitivity and, gives information on the energy distribution of the radiation emitted, in addition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | Ενας απαριθμητής σπινθηρισμών ΝαΙ που χρησιμοποιήθηκε σαν μετρητής έκθεσης έχει μεγάλη ευαισθησία και,επί πλέον,δίνει πληροφορίες για τη (a NaI scintillation counter used as an exposure meter has great sensitivity and, gives information on the energy distribution of the radiation emitted, in addition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szcintillációs számláló. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | questo contatore a scintillazione è composto da uno sottile cristallo di NaI (TI) ed è chiuso da una finestra di berillio (closed by a beryllium window, this scintillation counter is made up of a thin NaI (TI) crystal), per misurare l'intensit di dose, un contatore a scintillazione NaI offre oltre a una maggiore sensibilit la possibilit di determinare lo spettro di energia delle radiazioni emesse (a NaI scintillation counter used as an exposure meter has great sensitivity and, gives information on the energy distribution of the radiation emitted, in addition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | intillationscay ountercay para medição da taxa de exposição o cintilador de NaI apresenta uma grande sensibilidade,permitindo também determinar o espectro de energia da radiação emitida (a NaI scintillation counter used as an exposure meter has great sensitivity and, gives information on the energy distribution of the radiation emitted, in addition). (various references) un contador de centelleo de NaI, utilizado como medidor de exposición, proporciona mayor sensibilidad y muestra de distribución energética de la radiación emitida (a NaI scintillation counter used as an exposure meter has great sensitivity and, gives information on the energy distribution of the radiation emitted, in addition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 63 69 6E 74 69 6C 6C 61 74 69 6F 6E 43 6F 75 6E 74 65 72 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100011 01101001 01101110 01110100 01101001 01101100 01101100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 00100000 01000011 01101111 01110101 01101110 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S c i n t i l l a t i o n   C o u n t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0063 0069 006E 0074 0069 006C 006C 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E 0043 006F 0075 006E 0074 0065 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53697580867578786786758180237818780867184 |
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