Nuclear Physics ExplainedDetecting Subatomic Particles
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Ř1 • D9 27. 4. 2018 31 mSubatomic particles are inconceivably small and move unbelievably fast. So how are they detected? To learn the ropes, go into an instrument facility where detectors are built. Begin with the simple circuitry of a Geiger counter, invented in the 1920s, and graduate to state-of-the-art tools that are millions of times more sensitive, including scintillators and wire chambers.