scintillation counter


noun
  1. a device for detecting and measuring radioactivity, having a crystal scintillator, a photoelectric cell sensitive to the light from scintillations, and an amplifier.

Origin of scintillation counter

1
First recorded in 1945–50
  • Also called scin·til·lom·e·ter [sin-tl-om-i-ter]. /ˌsɪn tlˈɒm ɪ tər/.

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British Dictionary definitions for scintillation counter

scintillation counter

noun
  1. 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

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