A Study of Distortions in a Cloud Chamber

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Pickrell, Don H. Jr. (1956) A Study of Distortions in a Cloud Chamber. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/24TZ-SW47. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06212004-155258

Abstract

Measurements of the distortions of the tracks in a cloud chamber were made using a multiple exposure technique. It was determined that the chamber, when used in a magnetic field of 8000 gauss, was capable of yielding measurements of the momentum of ionizing particles up to approximately 5 Bev/c. This corresponds to an uncertainty in the motion of the droplets forming a track of 0.005 cm. The operation of the chamber in different thermal conditions was studied, and it was concluded that the chamber should be operated with a top temperature several hundredths of a degree C higher than that of the bottom. An analysis of the motion of the gas in the chamber was made and compared with the experimental values. The behavior of tracks near the chamber walls was studied.

Item Type:	Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:	(Physics and Mathematics)
Degree Grantor:	California Institute of Technology
Division:	Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Major Option:	Physics
Minor Option:	Mathematics
Thesis Availability:	Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):	Anderson, Carl D. (advisor) Leighton, Robert B. (advisor) Cowan, Eugene W. (advisor)
Thesis Committee:	Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:	1 January 1956
Record Number:	CaltechETD:etd-06212004-155258
Persistent URL:	https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06212004-155258
DOI:	10.7907/24TZ-SW47
Default Usage Policy:	No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:	2668
Collection:	CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By:	Imported from ETD-db
Deposited On:	22 Jun 2004
Last Modified:	09 Aug 2023 23:41

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