IONIZATION CHAMBER Definition & Meaning

ionization chamber

noun

Physics.

an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.

ionization chamber

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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ionization chamber¹

First recorded in 1900–05

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But Bailey says Accion's ion thrusters are the first to use a liquid propellant — a more-efficient design than a conventional thruster that requires no valves, pipes, pumps or separate ionization chamber.

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ionization ionization or ionizing

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