A Scintillation Counter

question 56

Multiple Choice

A scintillation counter

• A)measures the signal coming from an ionized gas.
• B)measures light emissions from excited atoms.
• C)depends on an avalanche of electrons generated as a particle moves through a tube of argon gas.
• D)detects high energy radiation better than low energy radiation.
• E)detects an electric current in a gas.

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