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The behaviour of a triggered parallel plate spark counter has been investigated as a possible means of determining the trajectories of ionizing particles. Efficiencies, in an air-spaced counter, were 99%, with a rate of random breakdowns less than 1%.
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Si è esaminato il comportamento di un contatore a scintille a placche parallele comandato, per studiare la possibilità di utilizzarlo nella determinazione delle traiettorie di particelle ionizzanti. I rendimenti di un contatore con aria fra le placche risultarono il 99% con meno dell’1% di scariche casuali.
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Cranshaw, T.E., de Beer, J.F. A triggered spark counter. Nuovo Cim 5, 1107–1117 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02731617
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