scintillation counter


noun

a device for detecting and measuring radioactivity, having a crystal scintillator, a photoelectric cell sensitive to the light from scintillations, and an amplifier.
Also called scin·til·lom·e·ter [sin-tl-om-i-ter] /ˌsɪn tlˈɒm ɪ tər/.

Origin of scintillation counter

First recorded in 1945–50

British Dictionary definitions for scintillometer (1 of 2)

scintillometer
/ (ˌsɪntɪˈlɒmɪtə) /

noun

physics a device for observing ionizing radiation by the scintillations it produces in a suitable material

British Dictionary definitions for scintillometer (2 of 2)

scintillation counter

noun

an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of high-energy radiation. It consists of a phosphor with which particles collide producing flashes of light that are detected by a photomultiplier and converted into pulses of electric current that are counted by electronic equipment

Medical definitions for scintillometer

scintillation counter

n.

A device for detecting and counting scintillations produced by ionizing radiation. scintillascope