Detector, Ionization, Gas Gain

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Naval Research Laboratory

Summary

This is a gas gain ion chamber ionization detector. The lithium fluoride window in this detector was designed to be transparent to radiation in the range from 1050 to 1300 Angstroms. The charges generated by the impact of the photons on the interior gas then traveled to the oppositely charged electrode. Additional collisions of the ions and electrons with filling gas on their way to the electrodes generated more charges and in effect amplified the signal.

This artifact is part of a collection of high energy detectors from the Naval Research Laboratory (see Catalogue#s 19880001000-19880017000). It was transferred to NASM in 1987.

Credit Line

Transferred from the Naval Research Laboratory

Inventory Number

A19880003000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Scientific

Materials

Copper Alloy

Aluminum

Glass

Synthetic

Paper

Coating

Dimensions

3-D: 9.8 × 3 × 3cm (3 7/8 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv934318b8a-449e-4a4c-8d0d-11af952bc0a3

Record ID

nasm_A19880003000