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Wilson Cloud Machines for Portable Use

1936; American Institute of Physics; Volume: 7; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1063/1.1752066

1527-2400

Gordon L. Locher,

Planetary Science and Exploration

Two new forms of Wilson cloud apparatus, developed for stratosphere balloon flights and suitable for portable use, are described. The machines are of light weight, require only small amounts of electric power, and are arranged for optional control by Geiger-Müller counters. Both machines employ baffles for removing turbulence from the cloud chamber; one uses a metal bellows, but no diaphragm; the other uses a thin rubber diaphragm and a bellows pump. Vacuum tube circuits control the timing of events connected with the expansion cycle. Stereophotographs are taken with flash bulbs, or with a spark illuminator that uses only 10 watts of power from an a.c. supply.