Statements (33)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
particle physics experiment
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Wilson_chamber
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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
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cloud Chamber
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gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear |
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson won Nobel Prize in Physics 1927 for cloud chamber
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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
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