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.
Also called
ion chamber.
Origin of ionization chamber
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby ionization chamber
ionian sea,
ionic,
ionic bond,
ionium,
ionization,
ionization chamber,
ionization or ionizing,
ionization potential,
ionize,
ionizer,
ionizing radiation
British Dictionary definitions for ion chamber
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
Medical definitions for ion chamber
ionization chamber
n.
A chamber for detecting ionization of the enclosed gas, used for determining the intensity of ionizing radiation.