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Any substance that glows under the action of photons or other high-energy particlesSee Also: scintillate, scintillation
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scintillator — [sint′ l āt΄ər] n. 1. a person or thing that scintillates 2. Physics a crystal or phosphor capable of emitting scintillations … English World dictionary
Scintillator — Scintillation crystal surrounded by various scintillation detector assemblies … Wikipedia
scintillator — A substance that emits visible light when hit by a subatomic particle or x or gamma ray. SEE ALSO: scintillation counter. liquid s. a liquid with the properties of a s., in which the substance whose radioactivity is to be measured can be… … Medical dictionary
scintillator — n. a substance that produces a fluorescent flash when struck by high energy radiation, such as beta or gamma rays. In medicine the most commonly used scintillator is a crystal of thallium activated sodium iodide, which forms the basis of a gamma… … The new mediacal dictionary
scintillator — scintiliatorius statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Švytalas, blyksintis dėl jonizuojančiosios spinduliuotės poveikio. atitikmenys: angl. scintillator vok. Szintillationskörper, m; Szintillator, m; szintillierende Substanz … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
scintillator — scintiliatorius statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Liuminoforas, blyksintis dėl jonizuojančiosios spinduliuotės poveikio. atitikmenys: angl. scintillator rus. сцинтиллятор … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
scintillator — scintiliatorius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. scintillator vok. Szintillator, m rus. сцинтиллятор, m pranc. scintillateur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
scintillator — noun see scintillate … New Collegiate Dictionary
scintillator — /sin tl ay teuhr/, n. Physics. a phosphor capable of producing scintillations. [1870 75; SCINTILLATE + OR2] * * * … Universalium
scintillator — n. thing that sparkles, thing that gleams; thing that gives off sparks … English contemporary dictionary
