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Spinthariscope
Device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A spinthariscope (/spɪnˈθærɪskoʊp/)[2][3] is a device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations caused by the interaction of ionizing radiation with a phosphor (see radioluminescence) or scintillator.
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