Bubble chamber
device · 1952 · Digital age
Particle tracks in a superheated liquid (Glaser).
Inventor: Donald Arthur Glaser.
What it is made of
- Superheated liquid chamber — has part. Liquid hydrogen.
- Piston — has part. It releases pressure.
- Camera — has part. Photographing the tracks.
- Electromagnet — has part. The field bends the tracks.
Principles and materials it uses
- Hydrogen — is made of. The working medium is superheated liquid hydrogen.
- Steel — is made of. The chamber is steel with glass.
- Latent heat — uses. A particle leaves a trail of boiling bubbles.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Cloud chamber — evolved from. A liquid instead of vapour.