Peltier-Cooled Cloud Chamber

December 11th, 2016 by admin Leave a reply »

Minus 23.6° C!

I finally got to putting up a page for my Peltier-cooled cloud chamber. You can see it in action here (YouTube video).

cloud chamber is a basic ionizing radiation particle detector. It’s a container with supersaturated vapor. A charged particle passing through will produce ions that act as condensation nuclei, forming a visible trail of droplets. This virtual cloud chamber (click to see) gives you a rough idea of you what you can expect to see in a cloud chamber.

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