Condenser lens used with British National Bubble c

Made:
1970
maker:
Optical Works Ltd

Two condenser lenses used with British National Bubble chamber, made by Optical Works Ltd in 1970. This type of lens is a spare for the type which would have been used to illuminate the bubble chamber in tandem with a flashlight, thus allowing the path of the ionising particles through the chamber to be observed. The British National Bubble Chamber was a pioneering piece of equipment in this field.

Details

Category:
Nuclear Physics
Object Number:
2000-1240
Measurements:
: 22 x 24 x 3 in.
type:
lens
credit:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Parts

Curved condenser lens used with the British National Bubble chamber, made by Optical Works Ltd in 1970.

Condenser Lens used with the British National Bubble Chamber

Curved condenser lens used with the British National Bubble chamber, made by Optical Works Ltd in 1970.

Measurements:
: 22 x 24 x 3 in.
Object Number:
2000-1240/1
type:
lens
Square condenser lens used with the British National Bubble chamber, made by Optical Works Ltd in 1970.

Condenser Lens used with the British National Bubble Chamber

Square condenser lens used with the British National Bubble chamber, made by Optical Works Ltd in 1970.

Measurements:
: 22 x 24 x 3 in.
Object Number:
2000-1240/2
type:
lens
Three crates of condenser lenses used with British National Bubble chamber, made by Optical Works Ltd in 1970. This type of lens is a spare for the type which would have been used to illuminate the bubble chamber in tandem with a flashlight, thus allowing the path of the ionising particles through the chamber to be observed. The British National Bubble Chamber was a pioneering piece of equipment in this field.

Lenses used with British National Bubble c

Three crates of condenser lenses used with British National Bubble chamber, made by Optical Works Ltd in 1970. This type of lens is a spare for the type which would have been used to illuminate the bubble chamber in tandem with a flashlight, thus allowing the path of the ionising particles through the chamber to be observed. The British National Bubble Chamber was a pioneering piece of equipment in this field.

Measurements:
small lense LH: 65 mm x 530 mm x 580 mm,
small lense RH: 65 mm x 530 mm x 580 mm,
large lense: 710 mm x 585 mm x 240 mm,
Object Number:
2000-1240/3
type:
lenses

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