proportional counter: Meaning and Definition of

propor'tional count'er

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— Physics. Physics.
  1. a radiation counter in which the strength of each electric pulse generated per count is proportional to the energy of the particle or photon producing the pulse, alpha particles producing a different electric pulse from beta rays.
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