Cloud Chamber

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf particle physics experiment
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Wilson_chamber
gptkbp:category particle physics
detectors
experimental physics equipment
gptkbp:component alcohol vapor
cold plate
source of ionizing radiation
sealed environment
gptkbp:demonstrates cosmic rays
radioactive decay
particle interactions
gptkbp:firstDemonstrated 1911
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cloud Chamber
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear Charles Thomson Rees Wilson won Nobel Prize in Physics 1927 for cloud chamber
gptkbp:operates condensation of vapor on ions
supersaturated vapor
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:spark_chamber
bubble chamber
gptkbp:requires temperature gradient
saturated vapor
gptkbp:shows tracks of alpha particles
tracks of beta particles
tracks of electrons
tracks of protons
gptkbp:usedFor detecting charged particles
visualizing ionizing radiation
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear physics research
physics education
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kelley_Gilmore
gptkb:2K
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6