Peltier Cloud Chamber exposed to X-Ray Machine!

Recently, a self inspired inquiry arose as to whether or not the cloud chamber would respond to x-rays. Lacking a suitable x-ray source, a local dentist's assistance was employed. The chamber was placed on top of the examination/ patient chair and the x-ray head aligned parallel to and in the same plane with the cloud chamber base. Upon leaving the room, the dental x-ray technician ramped the voltage up and down over a 3 second period. The result is interesting. There appears to be a burst of track activity at not quite full output followed by dots within the camera itself at full power but no tracks. Then everything disappears once ramped down. The dental generator used at the office was a 60 Kv, 7 mA unit.

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• x-ray
• machine
• dental
• peltier
• cloud
• chamber
• dry
• ice
• radioactivity
• uraninite
• thorium