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proportional counter

pro·por·tion·al count·er (plural pro·por·tion·al coun·ters)


noun 
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instrument for determining type of radiation: an instrument for detecting the presence, energy, or type of ionizing radiation. It consists of a gas-filled chamber within which ionization causes a pulse of current between two electrodes.

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