wire chamber

noun

A kind of proportional counter that detects charged particles and photons and can give positional information on their trajectory, by tracking the trails of gaseous ionization.

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Meanings

nounwire chamber (plural wire chambers)

plural wire chambers

  1. A kind of proportional counter that detects charged particles and photons and can give positional information on their trajectory, by tracking the trails of gaseous ionization.
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