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Ionization Chamber

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Noun

1. ionization chamber, ionization tube

a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ionization Chamber

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noun
a device for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation, consisting of a tube containing a low pressure gas and two electrodes between which a high voltage is maintained. The current between the electrodes is a function of the intensity of the radiation

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Ionization Chamber

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any of various devices, as a closed vessel containing a suitable gas, for determining the intensity of X-rays or the disintegration rate of a radioactive material, by measuring the current flow between oppositely charged electrodes in the gas

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ionization Chamber

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n.
A gas-filled enclosure containing positive and negative electrodes that measures the amount of radiation passing through it by measuring the electric charge generated when the ions created by the radiation migrate to the electrodes.

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