scintillator
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scintillator
First recorded in 1870–75; scintillate + -or 2
Example Sentences
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For particle detection, this ability is particularly useful because the light inside a scintillator may be extremely faint.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
It would tweak JUNO’s liquid scintillator so the detector could watch for another exotic nuclear physics phenomenon called neutrinoless double beta decay.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 22, 2023
It features 507 scintillator detectors, or high-energy particle detectors.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2018
The scintillator was embedded with chemicals that produce pulses of light generated by neutrino interactions.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2016
Following this reasoning, Ryan developed his scintillator consisting of a battery of search-light beams projected upward through clouds of steam which provided an artificial fog.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
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