Complete diffusion cloud chamber

Made:
circa 1967 in Langley
maker:
De La Rue Frigistor Limited

Complete diffusion cloud chamber, for making visible the tracks of cosmic ray particles, unsigned, supplied by De La Rue Frigistor Limited, Langley/Bucks, 1968

Details

Category:
Nuclear Physics
Object Number:
1968-758
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and steel (metal)
Measurements:
225mm deep, 250mm high, 350mm wide
type:
cloud chamber
credit:
De La Rue Frigistor Limited

Parts

cloud chamber mechanism

cloud chamber mechanism

Working mechanism of diffusion cloud chamber, for making visible the tracks of cosmic ray particles, unsigned, supplied by De La Rue Frigistor Limited, Langley/Bucks, 1968. Consists of chamber, various electrical relays, flow valves and controls, various transformers and control box

Measurements:
overall (together): 280 mm x 600 mm x 600 mm, 50 kg
overall (chamber): 280 mm x 320 mm 15 kg
Materials:
steel (metal) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , plastic (unidentified) , copper (metal) , wood (unidentified) and electrical components
Object Number:
1968-758 Pt1
type:
instrument component and cloud chamber
Part of diffusion cloud chamber

Part of diffusion cloud chamber

Part of diffusion cloud chamber, for making visible the tracks of cosmic ray particles

Object Number:
1968-758 Pt2
type:
instrument component and cloud chamber
Tank for diffusion cloud chamber

Tank for diffusion cloud chamber

Tank for diffusion cloud chamber, for making visible the tracks of cosmic ray particles

Measurements:
overall: 740 mm x 1040 mm x 570 mm,
Object Number:
1968-758 Pt3
type:
instrument component and cloud chamber