scintillometer

British

/ ˌsɪntɪˈlɒmɪtə /

noun

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

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In 1979, I owned the most radioactive farm in northern Virginia, according to aerial scintillometer exploration.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2022

In Colorado, for instance, Temple has to access private property, asking landowners if he can use a device called a scintillometer to measure the radioactivity of mineral deposits and collect a small sample.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2021

The damage is caused by an ultra-ultra-short wave radiation which not even the most sensitive scintillometer you have can pick up, a very subtle by-product of every chain reaction.

From Warning from the Stars by Cocking, Ron

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