Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
particle physics experiment
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:cloud_chamber
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| gptkbp:category |
scientific instrument
physics instrumentation |
| gptkbp:component |
lighthouse
viewing window saturated vapor sealed chamber piston or expansion mechanism |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first device to show tracks of subatomic particles
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wilson chamber
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1911
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson
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| gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear |
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson won Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for invention
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
educational demonstrations
demonstrating cosmic rays visualizing alpha and beta particles |
| gptkbp:operates |
condensation of vapor on ions
supersaturation of vapor |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
bubble chamber
wire chamber |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
detecting ionizing radiation
visualizing particle tracks |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cloud_Chamber
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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