Wilson cloud chamber

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf particle physics experiment
gptkbp:award gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson
gptkbp:awardYear 1927
gptkbp:category scientific instrument
physics experiment apparatus
gptkbp:component lighthouse
viewing window
saturated vapor
sealed chamber
piston or expansion mechanism
gptkbp:detects gptkb:protons
gptkb:muons
cosmic rays
alpha particles
beta particles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilson cloud chamber
gptkbp:introducedIn 1911
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson
gptkbp:locationOfFirstDevice gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:notableMission discovery of muon
discovery of positron
study of cosmic rays
gptkbp:operates condensation of vapor on ions
supersaturation of vapor
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:spark_chamber
bubble chamber
gptkbp:usedFor detecting charged particles
visualizing ionizing radiation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:cloud_chamber
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6