scintillation
scintillation
Definition
scin·til·la·tion (sint′'l ā′s̸hən)
noun
- the act of scintillating; sparkling
- a spark; flash
- a brilliant display of wit
- Astron. the twinkling of the stars caused by density changes in the atmosphere
- Nuclear Physics the flash of light made by ionizing radiation upon striking a crystal detector or a phosphor
Etymology: L scintillatio
scintillation
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: The concentration has to be measured using liquid scintillation.
Adjective modifier
- interplanetary: Examples include the discovery of pulsars while studying interplanetary scintillation; finding quasars as stars with strange spectra.
- liquid: Nature of problem: In liquid scintillation counting it is often required to know the counting efficiency.
Modifies a noun
- vial: Plastic scintillation vials can be disposed of with their contents by placing in the marked sealable plastic drums.
- counting: The specific activity of the protein samples were determined by liquid scintillation counting.
- detector: Low density material allows greater radiation to reach the scintillation detector.
- counter: Measure the wipe with an appropriate contamination meter away from the surface or within a scintillation counter.
- crystal: A ribbon of WSFs is laid on each large side of a single scintillation crystal.
- observation: Interplanetary scintillation observations of co-rotating interaction regions and fast stream boundary regions in the inner solar wind.
Noun used with modifier
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