C. Photometric measurement of ionization in cloud chambers
- 1 August 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Computers in Education
- Vol. 46 (379) , 884-894
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14786440808561241
Abstract
It has been found possible to measure the ionization of a cloud chamber track by photometry of the chamber photograph. The method is applicable to tracks, the photographic images of which consist of unresolved drop images. Its application does not interfere with accurate measurement of the magnetic rigidity of the particle causing the track. The use of the method has been investigated by studying tracks in a typical chamber and is illustrated by mass measurements on 3 K-mesons. The relative merits of this photometric method and the drop counting method of measuring ionization are discussed.Keywords
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