Cloud Chamber

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2_K_Sports
gptkb:Bioshock_4
gptkbp:allows Sensitive to temperature changes
Requires low pressure
gptkbp:application Nuclear Physics
Radiation Detection
Cosmic Ray Research
gptkbp:design Simple design
Complex variations exist
gptkbp:function Visualizing particle interactions
gptkbp:game_components gptkb:Company
gptkb:railway_station
Cooling system
Glass container
gptkbp:historical_event Studying cosmic rays
Investigating nuclear reactions
Researching particle physics
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Scientific_research
Public demonstrations
Educational tools
First device to visualize ionizing radiation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cloud Chamber
gptkbp:influenced_by Wilson's work on atmospheric physics
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson
1911
gptkbp:is_used_for Detecting charged particles
gptkbp:legal_issue Condensation of vapor
Ionization of gas
gptkbp:operates Supersaturation
gptkbp:produced_by Visible trails of particles
gptkbp:recognizes Alpha particles
Cosmic rays
Neutrons
Protons
Beta particles
gptkbp:related_concept gptkb:Photographer
gptkb:Condensed_matter_physics
gptkb:Fluid_dynamics
gptkb:Quantum_mechanics
Electromagnetism
Particle physics
Thermodynamics
Statistical mechanics
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Bubble_Chamber
Track Reconstruction
Cloud Chamber Photography
gptkbp:requires Supersaturated vapor
gptkbp:type Expansion Chamber
gptkbp:used_in Particle physics experiments
Research laboratories
Educational demonstrations
gptkbp:visual_effects Cloud formation around particles