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Ionization chamber

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000257

An instrument that detects and measures ionizing radiation by measuring the electrical current that flows when radiation ionizes gas in a chamber, making the gas a conductor of electricity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000257
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000257",
  "term": "Ionization chamber",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "An instrument that detects and measures ionizing radiation by measuring the electrical current that flows when radiation ionizes gas in a chamber, making the gas a conductor of electricity.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/ionization-chamber/"
}

Record 257 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.