HyperDic: boron_counter_tube

English > 1 sense of the expression boron counter tube:
NOUNartifactboron counter tubea proportional counter tube for counting neutrons
English > boron counter tube: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA proportional counter tube for counting neutrons.
Partsboron chamberAn ionization chamber lined with boron or filled / filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons
Broaderproportional counter tube, proportional countercounter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced

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