Talk:Spark-chamber detector

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Schneelocke: Thanks for the stub. I just read off "spark chamber" from my old lecture notes when writing the J/Psi article and briefly wondered how this thing might have worked but was too lazy to look it up. So thanks for the explanation. Simon A. 08:26, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) -- Schnee 14:11, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Don't know too much about this topic, but i know that this article is very lacking. (e.g. specifying that there are more than 2 plates, voltages involved, etc., etc.) -- postglock 16:21, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

I agree, I was curious if there are two plates or many but I figure it is two plates. Where do the sparks occur? Between the two plates, or in the whole box? -- User:Mark767 23:33, 05 October 2005 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware, I think that ionising particles travel across a whole bunch of plates, creating ions which spark across (perhaps) every pair of plates? (or between every plate?) I'm pretty sure that there are multiple plates though. The sparks across sets of plates maps out where the radiation is travelling. -- postglock 06:47, 6 October 2005 (UTC)